Patent ID: 9353830
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: F16G,F16H

Claim Text:
1. A link-plate chain for a continuously variable transmission, comprising: a plurality of link plates interconnected in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction to be wound around an input pulley and an output pulley, the link plates being formed with pin holes; a plurality of rocker pins extending in the transverse direction and inserted through the pin holes of the link plates to interconnect the link plates; and retainer pins attached at ends in the transverse direction of the rocker pins to prevent detachment of the link plates from the rocker pins, wherein the link plates include an outermost link plate placed at an end in the transverse direction and formed with a pin hole, the rocker pins include a pair of outside rocker pins and a pair of inside rocker pins inserted through the pin hole of the outermost link plate, the pair of outside rocker pins being placed at both ends of the pin hole in the longitudinal direction, the pair of inside rocker pins being placed inside the pair of outside rocker pins in the longitudinal direction, and the retainer pins include outside retainer pins attached to the pair of outside rocker pins facing the outermost link plate and inside retainer pins attached to the pair of inside rocker pins facing the outermost link plate, the inside retainer pins being attached more outward in the transverse direction than the outside retainer pins.