CPC F16G 5/20 (2013.01) [F16G 1/28 (2013.01); B29D 29/103 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0261 (2013.01); F16G 5/08 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A power transmission belt comprising:
an elastic main body comprising:
at least one thermoplastic elastomer or a vulcanizate, and
an article surface comprising a top layer surface and a substructure surface comprising a power transmission zone,
wherein the substructure surface comprises a textile overlay,
wherein the textile overlay is a plated knitted fabric comprised of multiple yarns arranged in individual courses,
wherein each individual course includes at least a first yarn formed of a first material type and a second yarn formed of a second material type that is different from the first material type,
wherein the plated knitted fabric comprises a top side adhered to the substructure surface and a bottom side opposite the top side,
wherein the first yarn of the first material type and the second yarn of the second material type alternate in their facing direction in the individual courses at regular intervals in repeating alternation such that the first yarn of the first material type and the second yarn of the second material type both appear on the top side and the bottom side of the plated knitted fabric.
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