CVT driven supercharger with selectively positionable speed multiplying gear set
US8439020B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H9/18
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A supercharger assembly includes a dry-running CVT coupled to a speed multiplying gear set, which is in turn coupled to a centrifugal supercharger. The CVT includes a CVT housing which has an opening formed therein to provide access to a face of the driven pulley, and a plurality of equally spaced bolt receivers arranged in a circle around the opening. The gear assembly includes a gear housing formed separate from the CVT housing. The gear housing has a plurality of bolt holes formed in it which are arranged in a circle and alignable with respective ones of the bolt receivers. The gear housing is selectively rotatable relative to the CVT housing by moving each of the bolt holes from alignment with a first respective one of the bolt receivers and into alignment with a second respective one of the bolt receivers and then installing fasteners therein.
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