Continuously variable transmission power train configuration
US5006092A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2061/6618
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A power train configuration for a continuously variable transmission includes a slippable start clutch located upstream of a belt and sheave system and a pair of non-dynamic forward-reverse clutches located down stream of the continuously variable component. The clutch capacities of the pair of forward-reverse clutches are marginally greater than the maximum torque capacity of the engine but marginally less than the torque at which the belt of the belt and sheave system slips.
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