Patent ID: 7766776

Claim:
A V-shaped belt comprising: a plurality of resin blocks each having first and second longitudinal surfaces, and first and second lateral surfaces arranged to engage inner surfaces of a sheave, the plurality of resin blocks arranged side-by-side in a longitudinal direction of the plurality of resin blocks; and an endless connecting member extending in the longitudinal direction of the plurality of resin blocks and impacted into the plurality of resin blocks to connect the plurality of resin blocks to each other; wherein each of the plurality of resin blocks include: a depression provided at a center of each of the first and second longitudinal surfaces and spaced inwardly from the first and second lateral surfaces, the depressions are exposed to air; and the depressions are recessed inwardly from the first and second longitudinal surfaces such that the depressions are recessed inwardly to a lesser degree at outer edges thereof closer to the first and second lateral surfaces and are recessed inwardly to a greater degree at a location closer to the center of the first and second longitudinal surfaces.