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Pulley device for continuously variable transmission

US5439419A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1994
Grant dateAug 8, 1995
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H63/065
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pulley device includes a moveable conical pulley component which is moveable to a stationary conical pulley component by a servo motor. The servo motor includes a cylinder fixedly held with respect to a shaft portion of the stationary conical pulley component, and a piston fixed to the moveable conical pulley component and slidably engaging the cylinder. The servo motor also includes an auxiliary cylinder reduced in diameter than the cylinder and fixed with respect to the shaft portion, and an auxiliary piston fixed to the moveable conical pulley component. The auxiliary piston is received in the auxiliary cylinder.

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