Patent ID: 7029411

Claim:
A driving belt for use in a continuously variable transmission comprising two V-shaped pulleys ( 2 , 3 ), which driving belt ( 1 ) comprises: a carrier consisting of two metallic endless band packages ( 5 , 6 ) lying side by side, on which transverse metal elements ( 4 ) are disposed freely moveable in a longitudinal direction of the band, wherein, the transverse element is a cut single piece of material, each transverse element ( 4 ) includes two recesses ( 7 , 8 ) positioned opposite each other for receiving the band packages ( 5 , 6 ), so that a first part ( 11 ) of the transverse element ( 4 ) extends under said band packages ( 5 , 6 ), a second part ( 12 ) of the transverse element ( 4 ) is positioned between said band packages ( 5 , 6 ) and a third part ( 13 ) of the transverse element ( 4 ) extends above said band packages ( 5 , 6 ), the front side of the first part ( 11 ) of the transverse element ( 4 ) includes a tilting line ( 18 ) extending in a horizontal direction and forming a transition between a part of the element at least including said third part ( 13 ) that has a substantially constant thickness as seen in side elevation and a further part of the element wherein said thickness tapers in a downward direction away from the tilting line ( 18 ), and includes a projection ( 14 ) which can mate with a recess ( 15 ) in the adjacent transverse element ( 4 ) in a manner allowing free movement of adjacent elements in the longitudinal direction of the belt, which recess ( 15 ) is a deformation recess on the rear side of the transverse element, the rear side being deformed to such an extent that the projection ( 14 ) is formed on the front side of the transverse element from displaced deformation material forming the recess, said projection ( 14 ) and said recess ( 15 ) extend in a horizontal direction over the entire dimension of the second part ( 12 ), said projection ( 14 ) and said recess ( 15 ) are mainly formed in the second part of the transverse element ( 4 ), and said projection ( 14 ) is disposed some distance above the tilting line ( 18 ), which distance is smaller than the smallest vertical dimension (A) of the recess ( 7 , 8 ).