Belt (mechanical)
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A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically, most often parallel. Belts may be used as a source of motion, to transmit power efficiently or to track rel
Flat belt drive in the machine shop at the Hagley Museum
The drive belt: used to transfer power from the engine's flywheel. Here shown driving a threshing machine.
A small section of a wide flat belt made of layers of leather with the fastener on one end, shown in an exhibit at the Suffolk Mills in Lowell, Massachusetts
Flat belt connectors
Serpentine belt
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A serpentine belt is a single, continuous belt used to drive multiple peripheral devices in an automotive engine, such as an alternator, power steering pump, water pump, air conditioning compressor, a
Belt (mechanical)
…driven pulleys, limited only by the power capacity of the belt. This ability to bend the belt at the designer's whim allows it to take a complex or "serpentine" path. This can assist the design of a compact engine layout, where the accessories are mounted more closely to the engine block and without the need…
Serpentine belt (foreground) and dual vee belt (background) on a bus engine
Belt tensioner providing pressure against the back of a serpentine belt in an automobile engine