FLEXIBLE STEEL RING PROVIDED WITH A NANOCRYSTALLINE SURFACE LAYER FOR A DRIVE BELT FOR A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH RING - Patent 3087293

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EP 3 087 293 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	02.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/44

(21)	Application number: 14830807.5

(22)	Date of filing: 24.12.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F16G 5/16^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2014/079290

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2015/097277 (02.07.2015 Gazette 2015/26)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

24.12.2013 NL 1040575

(71)	Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
	70442 Stuttgart (DE)

(72)	Inventor:
	PENNINGS, Bert NL-5052CH Goirle (NL)

(74)	Representative: Plevier, Gabriel Anton Johan Maria
	Bosch Transmission Technology B.V. IP section (GS-CT/NE) postbus 500 5000 AM Tilburg 5000 AM Tilburg (NL)

(54)	FLEXIBLE STEEL RING PROVIDED WITH A NANOCRYSTALLINE SURFACE LAYER FOR A DRIVE BELT FOR A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH RING