Method of producing synchronous belt and fabric positioning apparatus used in the same

摘要

One end of a flexible positioning cord 22 is fixed on one end side of a moulding drum 1 and the positioning cord 22 is then pulled from the other end side thereby applying a tension to the positioning cord 22. The tensed positioning cord 22 presses a joint 12 of an extensible fabric 10 into one of tooth part forming grooves 3 to position it therein. Next, a tension member cord is wound in a spiral form and the tension applied to the positioning cord 22 is then relieved to allow the removal of the positioning cord 22 from the tooth part forming groove 3. Thereafter, an unvulcanized rubber sheet is wrapped around the extensible fabric wound with the tension member cord, and the resultant substance is then subjected to cure through the application of pressure thereby forming a cylindrical slab. The slab is cut into round pieces at specific widths thereby obtaining synchronous belts. In this manner, there is obtained the synchronous belt in which the joint 12 of the extensible fabric 10 is positioned in the tooth part forming groove of the moulding drum so as to avoid movement and is correctly located on a tooth tip end of a tooth part.