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Toroidal transmission

US7347801B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagen · DE

Inventors

Ruehle Guenter · Besigheim, DE
Walter Wolf · Weilheim in Oberbayern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2006
Grant date	Mar 25, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2037/0886
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A toroidal transmission, especially for motor vehicles, comprising an input shaft which can be connected to an engine, a first toroidal variator and a second toroidal variator which are connected to the input shaft on the input side. A first output shaft can be connected to the output of the first toroidal variator, and a second output shaft can be connected to the output of the second toroidal variator. The toroidal transmission comprises a first power range shifter for the first toroidal variator and a second power range shifter for the second toroidal variator. The first power range shifter and the second power range shifter have a common clutch.

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