Continuously variable transmission
CA 2582562 C · Owner: Smithson, Robert A. · Inventors: Armstrong, Oronde J.; Nichols, Jon M.; Lohr, Charles B.
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A continuously variable transmission (CVT) having a main shaft configured to support and position various components of the CVT. Shift cam discs cooperate with ball-leg assemblies to shift the transmission ration of the CVT. Load cam discs, a torsion disc, rolling elements and a hub cap shell are configured to generate axial force, transmit torque, and manage reaction forces. In one embodiment, a splined input shaft and a torsion disc having a splined bore cooperate to input torque into the variator of the CVT. Among other things various ball axles, axle-ball combinations and reaction force grounding , configurations are disclosed. In one embodiment a CVT having axial force , …
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- Filed October 3, 2005 and granted July 16, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 3, 2025.
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