Endless tension member for drive belt, drive belt equipped with endless tension member, and method of manufacturing drive belt

摘要

The invention relates to an endless tension member (20) for a drive belt with a series of discrete transverse elements that are fixed to the endless tension member (20), which endless tension member (20) is composed of at least a tension ring (22) and a ring carrier (21) that contains such tension ring (22) at least in part, wherein the tension ring (22) and the ring carrier (21) are provided in the endless tension member (20) as separate, i.e. modular components (21; 22).