Technical Manual for Ribbed Belt Drives

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Special DrivesV-Flat Drive● The flat pulley should have a flat faced outside diameter. If acrowned pulley is to be re-used then the crown height should bechecked as follows.Additionally, the pulley face width must be calculated, orchecked, as follows: Given/calculatedGrooved pulley 12 groovesSectionPJDrive centre distance C 380 mmSolution:b = b 2 + fb = 62.0 + 10 = 72.0 mmb 2 from page 37f taken from table 12Choose standard flat pulley face width b = 72 mmTable 12: Allowance f for Determining the Flat Pulley FaceWidthSections PH, PJ, PK, PL, PMThe following condition is to be maintained:Maximum Crown Heighth max = 1 mm per 100 mm pulley face widthh =D a – d a2Drive centre distance C (mm)f (mm)≤ 500 10> 500 ≤ 750 15> 750 ≤ 1000 20> 1000 ≤ 1250 25> 1250 ≤ 1750 30> 1750 ≤ 2250 40> 2250 5025
Special DrivesTensioning / Guide PulleysTensioning / guide pulleys are ribbed or flat faced and do nottransmit power within a drive system. Because they create additionalbending stresses within the belt their use should be restricted tothe following applications if possible:● with fixed drive centres to produce the required belt tension andto provide for maximum belt stretch and wear● as damping and guide rollers with long span lengths● as guide rollers on drives where the pulleys are not all positionedin one plane● as movable tensioners, to achieve a constant belt tension. Thisresults in reduced maintenance and longer service life. Thetension force is normally generated by springs, pneumatics orhydraulicsIf idler pulleys have to be used for the reasons mentioned above,thefollowing criteria should be observed in drive design:● position of the pulley in the belt span● diameter● shape● the adjustment travel of the pulley, both for tensioning andretensioning the ribbed belts● correction of the power rating per rib P NIdler ArrangementDepending upon the drive conditions, idlers can be used externallyor internally.If the design conditions do not favour an external idler, an internalidler is then generally more advantageous. Internal idler diameterscan be smaller than external idler diameters.Flat pulleys, whether used internally or externally should be at leastas wide as the other pulleys on the drive and should be placed asclose as possible to the next pulley the belt will run onto.Internal idlers can be grooved pulleys or flat pulleys, if in doubt,please contact our engineers.Internal idler reduce the arc of contact on the loaded pulleys andhence also the arc of contact correction factor c 1 . When calculatingthe number of ribs, the arc of contact correction factor is to selectedat the point of the maximum belt extension (see table 14, page 27).Ribbed belt pulleys are to be preferred as internal idlers on longspans as flat pulleys could permit the development of lateralvibration.External idlers Because they run on the belt top surface, externalidlers must basically be produced as flat pulleys. They increase thearc of contact. Care must be taken to ensure that maximum possiblebelt stretch can be taken up, and, in doing so, that contact is notmade with the opposite belt span.Idlers in the Tight / Slack SideBoth the theoretical power transmission formulae and actualpractice have shown that wherever possible the idler should beplaced in the slack side of the drive. This allows the idler tensionforce to be maintained at a considerably lower level. A springloaded idler must not be used in a reversing drive because the tightand slack sides change continuously.Our engineers will give advice concerning the special problemsregarding spring loaded idlers.Minimum diameter for internal idlersInternal idler ≥ the smallest driven pulley in the system.Minimum diameter for external idlersExternal idler ≥ 1.2 times the smallest loaded pulley in thesystem.ExceptionsSection Diameter of the Minimum diameter ofsmallest loaded pulley the external idlerin the system(mm)(mm)PH 13 to 30 40PJ 20 to 40 50PK 45 to 50 60PL 75 to 125 150PM 180 to 250 300Failure to observe the minimum recommended idler size will impairthe service life of the ribbed beltsIdler designRibbed belt pulleys used as idlers should have standard groovedimensions. Flat pulleys should wherever possible be cylindrical,not crowned.Internal idlerExternal idler26
Page 1 and 2: Technical Manualfor Ribbed Belt Dri
Page 3 and 4: Distribution Organisation North Ame
Page 5 and 6: ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . .
Page 7 and 8: Standard RangeRibbed BeltsPosition
Page 9 and 10: Drive DesignAbreviations used in Fo
Page 11 and 12: Drive DesignBelt Length Correction
Page 13 and 14: Drive DesignMinimum Allowances x/y
Page 15 and 16: Drive DesignA Guide to Selecting Ri
Page 17 and 18: Drive DesignFormulae and Drive Desi
Page 19 and 20: Section PHPower Ratings P N (kW) pe
Page 21 and 22: Section PKPower Ratings P N (kW) pe
Page 23 and 24: Section PMPower Ratings P N (kW) pe
Page 25: Special DrivesV-Flat DriveCalculati
Page 29 and 30: Ribbed Belt PulleysMeasuring Pulley
Page 31 and 32: Ribbed Belt Pulleysbored for taper
Page 41 and 42: Design HintsRibbed Belt TensionThe
Page 43 and 44: Design HintsRibbed Belt TensionII.
Page 45 and 46: Design HintsOptikrik Tension Gauges
Page 47 and 48: Design HintsLength Tolerances - Ins
Page 49 and 50: Design HintsProblems - Causes - Rem
Page 51 and 52: Data SheetFor Drive Calculation/Che
Page 53 and 54: Standard Rangeoptibelt-TB Taper Bus

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