Passive method of preventing ball axle movement during a rollback event in a ball-planetary type continuously variable transmission
US9964203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H15/28
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Provided herein is a carrier assembly for a continuously variable transmission having a plurality of balls, each ball having a ball axle, the ball axle defining a tiltable axis of rotation, a first traction ring assembly in contact with each ball, a second traction ring assembly in contact with each ball, the carrier assembly having a first carrier member substantially non-rotatable, a second carrier member configured to rotate relative to the first carrier member, and an axle capture member fixedly coupled to the first carrier member. The axle capture member is configured to selectively couple to one end of each ball axle.
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