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Device for determining belt rotational speed of continuously variable transmission

US5643116A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 1995
Grant dateJul 1, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01P3/60
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device is proposed to determine the rotational speed of a transfer element (3) arranged in variable-diameter pulleys (1, 2) of a continuously variable transmission system, the said device Consisting of a sliding stock (4, 15), with a sensor (10, 16) which is supported on the transfer element (3) on the inner sides of the variable-diameter pulleys, which sliding stock is connected to the transmission case (8) by a spring (6) loaded rocker arm (5) mounted in a swivelling joint (7). With the knowledge of the peripheral speed of the transfer element (3), the rotary speeds (N1, N2) of the set of variable-diameter pulleys (1, 2) and the effective transmission radii (r1, r2), the slippage can be determined between the transfer element (3) and the sets of variable-diameter pulleys (1, 2). By comparing the previously established maximum amounts of slippage with the detected amounts of slippage, the maximum requisite pressure applied by the axially shifting variable-diameter pulley (9) in each set of variable-diameter pulleys (1, 2) can be adjusted to the optimum amount (see FIG. 1).

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