SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING OPEN-ENDED THERMOPLASTIC BELTING

摘要

A method of making an open-ended, reinforced, layered belt is disclosed. The method includes extruding a top layer onto said cords and meterering it into a first cavity or into a first gap defined by a smooth cylindrical mandrel and a molding band or a first gap defined between said mandrel and a laminating roller, thereby forming a carcass comprising said cords embedded at one surface of a film of said top layer material and training said carcass on a second portion of a cylindrical mandrel, said second portion including a second cavity defined between said cylindrical mandrel and a molding band or a second gap defined between said cylindrical mandrel and a laminating roller.