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Variable pulley transmission

CA 1097946 A · Owner: Borg-Warner Corporation · Inventors: Smirl, Richard L.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A variable pulley transmission especially adaptable for use in a passenger vehicle which comprises driver and driven pulleys connected by a flexible belt the spacing, between the pulleys and thus the drive ratio being controlled by a hydraulic control arrangement which is both engine speed and torque responsive.

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  • Granted March 24, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 24, 1998.
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FiledJanuary 23, 1980
GrantedMarch 24, 1981
Term endedMarch 24, 1998
Patent numberCA 1097946 A
Classification (IPC)F16H9/18

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198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedJan 23, 1980Patent grantedMarch 24, 1981Term endedMarch 24, 1998

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