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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2001
Hiroshi Fujioka, Wako, JP;
Kouhei Ohsono, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endless metal belt with reduced friction and increased durability comprises a pair of layered ring structures ( ) each formed by superposing a plurality of thin metal rings in layers so as to be slidable relative to each other, and a plurality of metal blocks ( ) arranged along the length of the pair of layered ring structures ( ) and supported on the pair of layered ring structures ( ) so as to be slidable relative to the pair of layered ring structures ( ), and the inner circumferences of the thin metal rings excluding the innermost thin metal ring (R ) are provided with oil retaining grooves ( ), and the inner circumference in sliding contact with saddle surfaces ( ) of the metal blocks ( ) of the innermost thin metal ring (R ) is a flat, smooth surface ( ) not provided with any oil retaining grooves and having a small surface roughness.