ELEMENT OF BELT FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND BELT FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION

摘要

To provide a belt for a continuously variable transmission and an elements used in the belt. The elements 6 has a stopper portion 10b formed integrally with a neck portion 10a erected upwardly from the saddle face 9 to hold a width end portion of the ring 8. The elements 6 are juxtaposed annularly in a same orientation and fastened by rings 6 disposed on a saddle face 9 of the element thereby forming a belt for a continuously variable transmission. The element 6 is characterized in that : a recessed portion 14 is formed by depressing the saddle face 9 at a corner 13 between a side face of the neck portion 10a and the saddle face 9; and an inner face of the recessed portion 14 comprises a first inner face 14a extending smoothly into the side face 15 of the neck portion 10a and having a relatively larger curvature radius, and a second inner face 14b extending smoothly into the first inner face 14a and having a relatively smaller curvature radius.