Belt Drives
Belt drives are simple mechanical devices used for transmitting motion from one pulley to the other or from one shaft to another shaft parallel to it and at some distance away. Belt drives are an arrangement of pulleys which are either connected to flat or vee-belts.
Belt and pulleys are used to transmit power and to provide a way of changing speed. Belt drives are often used in place of chain drive when slip is not so important to be taken into consideration.
Belt drives are …
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