The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2000
Ken Kanokogi, Wako, JP;
Takamichi Shimada, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A belt for a continuously variable transmission includes a metal element,having a rocking edge,between a main surface,and a slope,on the front side of the metal element in the advancing direction and a ring slot,into which a metal ring assembly,is fitted, between an element body,and an ear portion,The position of the center of gravity G of the metal element,is regulated to the outside of the rocking edge,and to the inside of a radially outer end,of the ring slot,Therefore, a relation Vr<Vg<Vs is established when a speed of the rocking edge,at an instant when the metal element,leaves a driven pulley is represented by Vr, a speed of the center of gravity G of the metal element,is by Vg, and a speed of the ring slot,at the radially outer end,is by Vs, whereby the proper range of the center of gravity G of the metal element,of the belt for the continuously variable transmission can be specified correctly so that the metal element,located at a chord portion between the driven pulley,and a drive pulley,of a metal belt,is prevented from being tilted and thus can be meshed smoothly with the drive pulley