摘要 |
A belt clamping system (40) including an open-ended (41, 43), flat belt (42) with an end portion (44, 45) having a number of teeth (46) projecting therefrom and a clamping plate (50, 52,54) with matching tooth profile (47) for use in connecting the belt end to another structure. The flat belt may be reinforced with longitudinally extending cords. The toothed profile may be a standard timing belt profile and may be unreinforced. A length of timing belt profile material may be welded to the flat surface of the open-ended flat belt at or near an end. The length of timing belt profile may include at least 7 tooth pitches. The end portion may be clamped between a flat surface of a flat plate and a grooved surface of a grooved plate having grooves complementary to the timing belt teeth. |