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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arjen Brandsma, Tilburg, NL;
Johannes Hendrikus Van Lith, Berlicum, NL;
Cornelis Johannes Maria Van Der Meer, Tilburg, NL;
Assignee:
Van Doorne's Transmissie B.V., Tilburg, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 1/22 ; F16G 5/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 1/22 ; F16G 5/16 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a belt for use in a continuously variable transmission, in particular for automotive application, comprising at least one set ( ) of nested metal rings, the set interacting with transverse elements ( ) provided slidably along the set, and the rings of the set being accommodated with small mutual play between each pair of adjacent rings, characterized in, that for at least the majority of said pairs of adjacent rings the nominal value of said play is zero.