Patent ID: 9316287
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: F16G

Claim Text:
1. A chain for a continuously variable transmission, the chain being wound to span between two pulleys, the two pulleys each having a pair of facing conical surfaces that are able to change a distance between the two pulleys, the chain being sandwiched between the pair of facing conical surfaces in each pulley, and the chain comprising: a plurality of link units, each of the link units: (i) has at least one opening: (ii) extends lengthwise in a circumferential direction of the chain; and (iii) is plate-shaped, the link units being stacked in a width direction of the chain; and a plurality of pins, each of the pins having: (i) a first end that extends through the at least one opening of a first link unit of the plurality of link units; and (ii) a second end that extends through the at least one opening of a second link unit of the plurality of link units, the first link unit being adjacent to the second link unit in a circumferential direction, wherein