Patent ID: 7077775
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: F16G

Abstract:
1. A belt for a continuously variable transmission, which is wound around a drive pulley and a driven pulley for transmitting a driving force between both the pulleys, the belt comprising a pair of metal ring assemblies each formed of a plurality of endless metal rings laminated one on another, and a large number of metal elements each having a ring slot into which each of the metal ring assemblies are fitted, wherein an endless resilient member which is elastically deformable radially is disposed between a radially outer edge of each of the ring slots in the metal elements and a radially outer peripheral surface of each of the metal ring assemblies; wherein a radial thickness of said endless resilient member is set smaller than a distance between the radially outer edge of each ring slot and the radially outer peripheral surface of the metal ring assembly when supported on a radially inner end of the ring slot and a shock to be acted from the metal element on the metal ring assembly during operation of the transmission is buffered by said resilient member being resiliently deformed in a radial direction.