| abstract |
The invention relates to a method for fabricating a belt (1) with upstream treatment of a tension member (3), the belt (1) comprising a belt body made of a polymeric material having elastic properties, comprising a top ply (2) as belt backing and a substructure (4) having a force transmission zone (7), and a tension member (3) embedded into the belt body, the tension member (3) having been treated with crosslinked polymer; in an upstream stage of the belt fabrication method, voids in the tension member (3) are filled at least partly with crosslinked polymer and the tension member (3) is sealed with an envelope layer of crosslinked polymer, this being done, in a single treatment stage or in at least two treatment stages, by wetting of the tension member (3) with an overall treatment mixture comprising at least one prepolymer, at least one crosslinker and at least one solvent or dispersion medium, and then drying of the treated tension member (3). The invention further relates to a belt so produced. |