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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Hiroshi Wakui, Wako, JP;
Shigeru Kanehara, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a tangential friction force received by a pulley abutment surface of a metal element from a pulley is represented by FV; a radial distance from a point of action of the tangential friction force to a rocking edge located radially outside the friction force-acting point is represented by L; a radially inward load received by the metal element from a metal ring assembly is represented by FL; and a thickness of the metal element is represented by t, the radial distance L and the thickness t of the metal element are determined, so that a relation, L/t≦FL/2FV is established. Thus, even if a moment FV×L is applied to the metal element by the tangential friction force FV, the moment FV×L can be canceled by a moment FL×(t/2) generated by a load FL for urging an edge a of a ring slot by the metal ring assembly thereby preventing the inclination of the metal element to enhance the durability of the metal ring assembly.