Clutch weight for continuously variable transmission
US11913504B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2023 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H55/563
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clutch weight for a continuously variable transmission is disclosed. The clutch weight, in certain examples, includes a body having a first end having a pivot pin opening and a second end opposite the first end, a curvilinear surface disposed between the first end and the second end configured to engage a roller, and wherein the roller contacts the curvilinear surface at least at a first contact position, and a center of mass of the body disposed a distance Y from a center of the pivot pin opening and a distance X from the first contact position, and where a ratio of X to Y is in the range of between about 0.499 and 0.685.
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