ENDLESS METALLIC BELT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endless metallic belt capable of preventing generation of noise. SOLUTION: The endless metallic belt 106 is provided with a hoop 104 as an annular body, and a plurality of metallic first and second elements 102 and 103 fitted to the hoop 104. The first element 102 has a first thickness T1. The second element 103 has a second thickness T2 thinner than the first thickness T1, and the number thereof is almost same as that of the first element 102. The first and the second elements 102 and 103 are held by the hoop 4 so as to be laminated along the thickness direction in accordance with M system. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI