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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Koji Kato, Anjo, JP;
Masashi Hattori, Anjo, JP;
Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Anjo, JP;
Hideharu Ushida, Anjo, JP;
Masaki Saito, Anjo, JP;
Katsumori Fujii, Anjo, JP;
Shinichiro Yajima, Toyota, JP;
Koichi Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Hirofumi Nozawa, Toyota, JP;
Keisuke Ninomiya, Toyota, JP;
Satoru Ando, Toyota, JP;
Yuji Hattori, Toyota, JP;
Tomohito Suzuki, Tahara, JP;
Miyoshi Kakiuchi, Tahara, JP;
Toshiaki Oomori, Tahara, JP;
Kazuhiro Hanaki, Tahara, JP;
Keiichiro Irie, Tahara, JP;
Koji Kato, Anjo, JP;
Masashi Hattori, Anjo, JP;
Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Anjo, JP;
Hideharu Ushida, Anjo, JP;
Masaki Saito, Anjo, JP;
Katsumori Fujii, Anjo, JP;
Shinichiro Yajima, Toyota, JP;
Koichi Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Hirofumi Nozawa, Toyota, JP;
Keisuke Ninomiya, Toyota, JP;
Satoru Ando, Toyota, JP;
Yuji Hattori, Toyota, JP;
Tomohito Suzuki, Tahara, JP;
Miyoshi Kakiuchi, Tahara, JP;
Toshiaki Oomori, Tahara, JP;
Kazuhiro Hanaki, Tahara, JP;
Keiichiro Irie, Tahara, JP;
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Toyota Jodosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
CVTC Co., Ltd, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An endless metal belt including a ring formed by laminating endless metal plates; and multiple elements continuously attached to the ring. Each of the elements has a body, a head connected to the body by a pillar, and slots formed between the body and the head on left and right sides of the pillar, respectively, for receiving the ring. The elements satisfy the equations (h/t)<1 and (S/h)>40, where h is a width of the slots, t is a plate thickness of the elements, and S is an area of the head.