METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A DRIVE BELT WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSVERSE MEMBERS FOR A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND A THUS ASSEMBLED DRIVE BELT.

摘要

The invention relates to an assembly method for a drive belt (3) with an endless carrier (31) and a row of transverse members (32) of varying thickness, i.e. the dimension measured in the circumference direction of the belt (3). According to the invention, the row of transverse members (32) is provided in at least two row sections (RS1; RS2), whereof one row section (RS1) is assembled according to a predetermined sequence of two or more types (32-I, 32-II) of the transverse members (32) that differ at least in terms of their respective thickness dimension (T32-I, T32-II) and whereof the other one row section (RS2) is assembled from transverse members (32) irrespective of the type (32-I, 32-II) thereof.