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CVT Control System

US5938557A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 6, 1998
Grant dateAug 17, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2015/383
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic control system (70) for a multi-regime CVT (8) includes regime-change clutches (37, 38) which are controlled independently of the variator (10) so that a smooth change of regime may be effected.

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