Continuously variable ratio transmission system

Details Continuously variable ratio transmission system Continuously variable ratio transmission system

2003-05-28

2008-08-05

Pang, Roger (Department: 3681)

Planetary gear transmission systems or components

Nonplanetary variable speed or direction transmission...

Nonplanetary transmission is friction gearing

C475S219000

Reexamination Certificate

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07407459

ABSTRACT:
A multi-regime continuously variable ratio transmission system has coaxial system input and output shafts (16, 24), a continously variable ratio transmission unit (V) connected coaxially to the system input shaft (16) and having a coaxial variator output shaft (18) and a mixing epicyclic gear train (E1) having an input sun gear (S1) drivably connected to the variator ouput shaft (18), a planet carrier (C1) drivably connected to the system input shaft (16) and a planet gear (P1) mounted on the planet carrier ((C1). The planet gear (P1) drives a first intermediate output shaft (22) arranged coaxially with the system input shaft (16) and selectively connectable to the system output shaft via a first clutch (H) in high-regime operation of the transmission. The planet gear (P1) also provides the input for a second epicyclic gear train (E2) having an output (C2) which is selectively connectable to the system output shaft via a braking element (L) for low-regime operation of the transmission. The arrangement minimises the number of gear meshes, thereby minimising transmission losses and the absence of an annulus in the mixing epicyclic gear train (E1) allows more freedom in the choice of gear sizes, thereby permitting reduced gear speeds.

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