BELT FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION

摘要

A belt for continuously variable transmission comprising a metal element (32) having a locking edge (40) between a principal plane (38) and an inclined plane (41) on the front side of the metal element in the forward running direction and a ring slot (35), to which a metal ring assembly (31) is press-fitted, between a main body part (34) and an ear part (36), wherein the proper range of the gravity center position of the metal element (32) is specified correctly so that a Vr < Vg < Vs is established where the speed of the locking edge (40) at an instantaneous time that the metal element (32) is moved away from a driven pulley is Vr, the speed of the gravity center (G) of the metal element (32) is Vg, and the speed of the ring slot (35) at the radial outermost end (351) is Vs, whereby the metal element (32) located at a chord part between the driven pulley and a drive pulley is prevented from being tilted and thus brought in mesh smoothly with the drive pulley. <IMAGE>