A TRANSVERSE SEGMENT FOR A DRIVE BELT AND A DRIVE BELT FOR A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING THE TRANSVERSE SEGMENT AND A RING STACK

摘要

The present invention concerns a transverse segments (10) for a drive belt (6) for a belt- and-pulley-type continuously variable transmission comprising a row of these transverse segments (10) mounted on a stack (9) of several, mutually nested rings. The transverse segments (10) are provided with a protrusion (40) that protrudes from a front surface (11) thereof and with a corresponding cavity (41) that is provided in a back surface (12) thereof. According to the invention an offset is provided between the protrusion (40) and the cavity (41) in the radial direction of the drive belt (6), such that in the row of transverse segments (10) in the drive belt (6) these will be inclined backwards by the forced insertion of the protrusion (40) into the cavity (41).