Continuous manufacture of push type CVT belt bands utilizing spiral winding & welding to form tube and slitting tube to form band of predetermined width

摘要

A method for the manufacture of a band for use in a CVT transmission. The band is formed by spiral winding a thin strip into a continuous tube and then welding the thin strip along the spiral winding. The individual bands are cut off of the continuous tube as it is formed. The invention also includes the bands formed by the method.