Continuously variable transmission
US8142323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2037/0886
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a continuously variable transmission (“CVT”) using a toroidal-race continuously variable ratio device and a planetary gear mechanism, the rotation of the input shaft (12) is directly transmitted to the carrier C of the planetary gear mechanism (61), and rotation resulting from gearing and reversal by the variator (5) is transmitted to the sun gear (S1). When the low clutch L is engaged, the rotation of the ring gear (R3) is transmitted via the reversing gear mechanism (71) to the output shaft (13), and when the high clutch H is engaged, the rotation of the sun gear (S2) is transmitted to the output shaft (13).
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