pic: Belt Drive Chassis Take 2

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Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

I don't know how you have modeled your belt in inventor (whether it includes the teeth in the width or not). If you have not included the teeth in the thickness of your belt I'd caution how close the teeth would be to each other near the idler left of the center wheel.

Also worth noting here that specing a belt to the exact length needed may be a bit more difficult because the belt is following an irregular path. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out, but you may have to end up rounding your belt size up or down and relying on the idlers to tension.


-Brando

I am not sure either, I just specified my belt in the Design Accelerator. Do you know if that takes the teeth into account? Also I have a belt specified for the application already. The length works with the tensioner.