Article, in particular drive belt, comprising a textile covering

US9528570B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9528570-B2
Application numberUS-201414558351-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 2, 2014
Priority dateJun 25, 2012
Publication dateDec 27, 2016
Grant dateDec 27, 2016

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An article comprises an elastic main body on the basis of at least one thermoplastic elastomer or on the basis of a vulcanizate, with an article surface that is provided with a textile covering, wherein the textile covering is a plated knit fabric. The article is, in particular, a drive belt, preferably a V-ribbed belt.

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What is claimed is: 1. An article comprising: an elastic foundational body based on at least one thermoplastic elastomer or on a vulcanizate; wherein the elastic foundational body has an article surface bearing a textile covering; and, wherein the textile covering is a plated knitted fabric. 2. The article as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the article is a band, a strap, a belt, a hose, an air spring lobe, a compensator or a multilayered web. 3. The article as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plated knitted fabric includes at least two different threads which differ from each other in their materials. 4. The article as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plated knitted fabric comprises at least cotton and polyamide. 5. The article as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the polyamide is nylon-6,6. 6. The article as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plated knitted fabric is a loop-drawingly knitted fabric or a warp-knitted fabric. 7. The article as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the loop-drawingly knitted fabric is a plain single jersey. 8. A drive belt comprising: an elastic foundational body based on at least one thermoplastic elastomer or on a vulcanizate, a top ply as belt spine; a substructure with a force transmission zone; and, a textile covering disposed on the top ply, the force transmission zone or on the top ply and the force transmission zone; wherein the textile covering is a plated knitted fabric. 9. The drive belt as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the drive belt is configured as a flat belt, as a V-belt, as a V-ribbed belt, as a toothed belt, as a clutch belt or as an elevator belt. 10. The drive belt as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the plated knitted fabric includes at least two different threads which differ from each other in their materials. 11. The drive belt as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the plated knitted fabric comprises at least cotton and polyamide. 12. The drive belt as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the polyamide is nylon-6,6. 13. The drive belt as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the plated knitted fabric is a loop-drawingly knitted fabric or a warp-knitted fabric. 14. The drive belt as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the loop-drawingly knitted fabric is a plain single jersey.

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  • with textile reinforcement · CPC title

  • F16G5/08Primary

    with textile reinforcement · CPC title

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What does patent US9528570B2 cover?
An article comprises an elastic main body on the basis of at least one thermoplastic elastomer or on the basis of a vulcanizate, with an article surface that is provided with a textile covering, wherein the textile covering is a plated knit fabric. The article is, in particular, a drive belt, preferably a V-ribbed belt.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Contitech Antriebssysteme Gmbh
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16G5/08. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).