CVT Chain
The CVT chain: a separate table row, for the minority of CVTs that use chain drive instead of a steel belt.
Design diagram only, not a product photograph.
The chain row
The parts table lists CVT Chain as its own row, with the note that a minority of CVTs use chain drive. That note is the whole point of this page. Most CVTs on this site are pulley-and-steel-belt type, and a buyer who assumes every CVT takes a belt will order the wrong row for a chain-drive unit. The chain page exists so the minority case is named, not absorbed into the belt page.
A chain-drive CVT still uses two pulleys, and the chain still runs between them, but the transmission element is a chain rather than a steel belt. The table gives no chain pitch, no link count and no width, and this page gives none either. The chain-replacement guide explains the replacement conversation in general terms: confirm the row, confirm whether the chain is supplied alone or with its pulley set, and confirm the quantity terms and lead time in writing.
Belt or chain: the one question that prevents a wrong order
Ask: is this unit a belt unit or a chain unit? The market habit of calling a belt a chain, noted in the belt row itself, makes this question necessary even when a catalogue name looks clear. A supplier answer that names the table row, belt or chain, settles it. A supplier answer that only repeats the catalogue name does not, and the buyer should ask again.