摘要 |
<p>A driving belt for stepless speed variation includes an endless metal strip (10) consisting of a plurality of first metal strip elements (12) laminated together and a second metal strip element (14) formed into a length larger than the first metal strip elements, a plurality of blocks (16) each provided at a center of an upper portion thereof with a groove (18) through which the endless belt is fittedly inserted and having both side surfaces (20) curved in a direction of advance of the driving belt, and a plurality of pins (24) each arranged so as to extend across the groove of the block. The second metal strip element is formed into a corrugated shape, so that it exhibits elastic force and both side surfaces each are formed so as to have a center of curvature defined at an intermediate position of the depth of the groove, so that the blocks adjacent to each other may abut against each other near the metal strip. The belt is capable of travelling smoothly and accomplishing power transmission with high efficiency.</p> |