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BS 3790:2006

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Specification for belt drives. Endless wedge belts, endless V-belts, banded wedge belts, banded V-belts and their corresponding pulleys

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

29-09-2006

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Wedge belts, V-belts and banded belts
5 Grooved pulleys
Annexes
Annex A (normative) Determination of belt datum length
Annex B (informative) Storage of belts
Annex C (informative) Recommendations for drive design
Annex D (normative) Tests for electrical resistance of belts
Annex E (informative) Recommended practice for installation
                      tension in belt drives and calculation
                      of resultant force imposed on the shaft
Bibliography
Figures
Tables

Defines the dimensions and certain other properties of endless wedge belts, V-belts and equivalent banded belts and their corresponding grooved pulleys, when used for power transmission.

Committee
W/-
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 3790(1995) and 05/30134325 DC. (05/2006) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
38
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

This British Standard specifies the dimensions and certain other properties of endless wedge belts, V-belts and equivalent banded belts and their corresponding grooved pulleys, when used for power transmission.

Recommendations and information on the design, selection and installation of drive assemblies are given in Annex C and Annex E. Recommendations on the storage of belts are given in Annex B.

This standard does not apply to industrial variable speed drives employing pulleys with movable flanges, or to drives specified in BS 3733 or BS ISO 5287.

ISO 4183:1995 Belt drives — Classical and narrow V-belts — Grooved pulleys (system based on datum width)
BS ISO 5287:2003 Belt drives. Narrow V-belts for the automotive industry. Fatigue test
BS ISO 254:2011 Belt drives. Pulleys. Quality, finish and balance
BS 3733:1974 Specification for endless V-belt drives for agricultural purposes
BS ISO 155:1998 Belt drives. Pulleys. Limiting values for adjustment of centres
ISO 5292:1995 Belt drives V-belts and V-ribbed belts Calculation of power ratings
ISO 1081:1995 Belt drives V-belts and V-ribbed belts, and corresponding grooved pulleys Vocabulary
ISO 1813:2014 Belt drives — V-ribbed belts, joined V-belts and V-belts including wide section belts and hexagonal belts — Electrical conductivity of antistatic belts: Characteristics and methods of test
BS 1913:1990 Specification for soft soap
ISO 9608:1994 V-belts Uniformity of belts Test method for determination of centre distance variation
ISO 4184:1992 Belt drives — Classical and narrow V-belts — Lengths in datum system
1994/9/EC : 1994 DIRECTIVE 94/9/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 23 MARCH 1994 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS INTENDED FOR USE IN POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES

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