Patent ID: 6216849
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B65G,F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
A belt assembly for mounting under tension on a belt path, comprising:a toothed gear,a belt having a toothed surface for driving by the toothed gear and an oppositely located back surface, andat least one unit fastened to the belt on the side of the back surface, wherein, in the area of the at least one unit, parts of the belt are bent out of the path of the belt assembly in the direction of the unit, said unit including a contour against which the back surfaces of the bent belt parts abut and at least one retention element which is in engagement with the toothed surface of the bent belt parts, the retention element and the contour positioning the belt parts so that teeth of portions of the toothed belt on either side of the unit define a toothed profile extending over both belt portions and across the unit, a distance between teeth of one belt portion and teeth of the other belt portion across the unit being a whole multiple of a pitch of successive teeth of each belt portion.