Patent ID: 7846049

Claim:
A belt for a continuously variable transmission comprising: a metal ring in an endless shape; and a number of metal elements held by the metal ring and aligned in a peripheral direction of the metal ring, each of the metal elements having left and right locking edge portions including a V face brought into contact with a drive pulley and a driven pulley and being wrapped with the metal ring, a body portion disposed on an inner peripheral side of the metal ring, a head portion disposed on an outer peripheral side of the metal ring and including an ear portion extended to left and right sides to be opposed to the locking edge portion, and a neck portion integrally connecting the body portion and the head portion, wherein front faces of the ear portion, the neck portion and the locking edge portion of the metal element are formed with contact portions having a plate thickness greater than a thickness of the head portion, wherein an upper end of the contact portion formed at the neck portion is disposed above a saddle face of the locking edge portion and extends to the head portion, and wherein a boundary portion of the neck portion on one of a rear face and a front face of the metal element has a step shape.