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 BELTS
FLAT BELT DRIVES WITH PARALLEL SHAFTS
 Area application of the belt drives
•Belt drives are applied where the rotational
speeds are relatively high .
•The linear speed of a belt is 762-1981 m/min, which results in
relatively low tensile forces in the belt.

•The high speed of the electromotor makes belt drives somewhat

ideal for that first stage of reduction.

•Belts operate on sheaves or pulleys, whereas chains operate on

toothed wheels called sprockets.
Disadvantages of the belt drives
• At lower speeds, the tension in the belt becomes too large
for typical belt cross sections, and slipping up tp 3%may
occur between the sides of the belt and the pulley that
carries it.

•At higher speeds, dynamic effects such as centrifugal

forces, belt whip, catch of air, and vibration reduce the
effectiveness of the drive and its life.

Improvement of the belt drives

•Some belt designs employ high-strength, reinforcing
strands and a cogged design that engages matching
grooves in the pulleys to enhance their ability to transmit
the high forces at low speeds.
 BELTS, CHAINS, AND GEARS
FLAT BELT DRIVES WITH PERPENDICULAR SHAFTS
 BELTS, CHAINS, AND GEARS
CROWN ON PULLEY
 BELTS
V-BELT AND PULLEY
 BELTS
LOCATION OF IDLER PULLEYS
 BELTS, CHAINS, AND GEARS
LOCATION OF IDLER PULLEYS
THE BELT DRIVES ARE CLASSIFIED ON THE
BASIS OF PERIPHERAL SPEED

1. Light drives: the transmission of small powers at belt

speeds up to 12m/s (agriculture machines, small
machine tools, etc)
2. Medium drives: for medium powers at 12 – 24 m/s
(machine tools, cars, etc).
3. Heavy drives: for large powers and speed > 24m/s
(generators, compressors, main drives)
 CHAINS
ROLLER CHAIN TERMINOLOGY
 CHAINS

• CHAIN DRIVES ARE USED TO TRANSMIT ROTATIONAL MOTION AND

TORQUE FROM ONE SHAFT TO ANOTHER, SMOOTHLY, QUIETLY, AND
INEXPENSIVELY.

CHAIN DRIVES PROVIDE THE FLEXIBILITY OF A BELT DRIVE WITH THE

POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT FEATURE OF A GEAR DRIVE.

CHAIN DRIVES ARE SUITED FOR APPLICATIONS WITH LARGE

DISTANCES (8M) BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE SHAFTS, SLOW SPEED,
AND HIGH TORQUE.

MORE COMPLEX DESIGN THAN A BELT DRIVE

 CHAINS
SPROCKETS
 CHAINS

CHAIN DRIVE WITH LONG CENTER DISTANCE