DRIVING BELT
First Claim
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1. A driving belt that is applied to grooves of a pair of pulleys, comprising:
- a plurality of elements juxtaposed in a same orientation; and
a hoop fastening the elements in a loop form,wherein the element includesa hole formed on any one of a front surface and a rear surface of the element, anda boss projecting from the other one of the front surface and the rear surface of the element that is inserted into the hole of a fellow adjacent element to form an element array, anda radially inner clearance between a leading edge of the boss of the element and the hole of the fellow adjacent element in the radial direction is set wider than a radially outer clearance between the leading edge of the boss of the element and the hole of the fellow adjacent element in the radial direction, within a straight region of the driving belt between the pulleys.
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Abstract
A driving belt that can limit damages on a hoop and elements. A boss projecting from a front surface of the element is inserted into a hole formed on a rear surface of the fellow adjacent element to form an element array, and the element array is fastened by a hoop. A radially inner clearance between a leading edge of the boss of the element and the hole of the fellow adjacent element in the radial direction is set wider than a radially outer clearance between the leading edge of the boss of the element and the hole of the fellow adjacent element in the radial direction, within a straight region of the driving belt between the pulleys.
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1. A driving belt that is applied to grooves of a pair of pulleys, comprising:
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a plurality of elements juxtaposed in a same orientation; and a hoop fastening the elements in a loop form, wherein the element includes a hole formed on any one of a front surface and a rear surface of the element, and a boss projecting from the other one of the front surface and the rear surface of the element that is inserted into the hole of a fellow adjacent element to form an element array, and a radially inner clearance between a leading edge of the boss of the element and the hole of the fellow adjacent element in the radial direction is set wider than a radially outer clearance between the leading edge of the boss of the element and the hole of the fellow adjacent element in the radial direction, within a straight region of the driving belt between the pulleys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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