US 10,677,335 B2Granted

Continuously variable transmission

AssigneeWeihai Tuanzhong Transmission Co., Ltd.

InventorsYongfeng Tang, Yuning Tang, Yanshuai Fu

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Abstract

Provided is a continuously variable transmission capable of solving a technical problem in which upon activation of a continuously variable transmission, speed increase in vaned-wheel power density is low and unable to meet the requirement for rapidly increasing output torque. The present continuously variable transmission comprises a planetary gear set (101) at an input end and a planetary gear set (102) at an output end. A planetary carrier (104) having a cavity is provided between the planetary gear set (101) at the input end and the planetary gear set (102) at the output end. The planetary carrier (104) comprises an input end cover (6) and an output end cover (13). A vaned-wheel housing (14) having a cavity is fixed between the input end cover (6) and the output end cover (13). An inner side of the planetary gear set (101) at the input end is connected to the input end cover (6). An inner side of the planetary gear set (102) at the output end is connected to the output end cover (13). A vaned-wheel-based planetary gear set (103) is provided at one internal side of the vaned-wheel housing (14).

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Dependent claims

A continuously variable transmission, comprising an input end planetary gear set and an output end planetary gear set, wherein a cavity planetary gear carrier is disposed between the input end planetary gear set and the output end planetary gear set, the cavity planetary gear carrier includes a cavity input end cover and a cavity output end cover, a bucket wheel cavity housing is fixedly disposed between the cavity input end cover and the cavity output end cover, an inward side of the input end planetary gear set is connected to the cavity input end cover, an inward side of the output end planetary gear set is connected to the cavity output end cover, and one side of inside of the bucket wheel cavity housing is provided with a bucket wheel planetary gear set;

the input end planetary gear set includes an input end sun gear and input end planetary gears, an input shaft is disposed in middle of the input end sun gear, the input end sun gear is engaged with the input end planetary gears, planetary gear connecting shafts are disposed in middle of the input end planetary gears, the planetary gear connecting shafts pass through the cavity input end cover and are rotatably coupled to the cavity input end cover, the input shaft passes through the cavity input end cover and is rotatably coupled to the cavity input end cover, and the planetary gear connecting shafts pass through the cavity output end cover and are rotatably coupled to the cavity output end cover;
the output end planetary gear set includes an output end sun gear and output end planetary gears, an output shaft is disposed in middle of the output end sun gear, the output end sun gear is engaged with the output end planetary gears, the output end planetary gears are fixedly connected to the planetary gear connecting shafts that pass through the cavity output end cover;
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the bucket wheel planetary gear set includes a bucket wheel sun gear and bucket wheel planetary gears, the bucket wheel sun gear is engaged with the bucket wheel planetary gears, the bucket wheel sun gear is fixedly connected to the input shaft that passes through the cavity input end cover;
bucket wheel planetary gear shafts are disposed in middle of the bucket wheel planetary gears, one end of each of the bucket wheel planetary gear shafts is disposed on the cavity input end cover, and the other end of the bucket wheel planetary gear shaft is provided with a bucket wheel.

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A continuously variable transmission, comprising a bucket wheel planetary gear set and an output end planetary gear set, wherein a cavity planetary gear carrier is disposed on an inward side of the bucket wheel planetary gear set, the cavity planetary gear carrier includes a cavity input end cover and a cavity output end cover, a bucket wheel cavity housing is fixedly disposed between the cavity input end cover and the cavity output end cover, and an input end planetary gear set is disposed between the cavity input end cover and the bucket wheel cavity housing;

the bucket wheel planetary gear set includes a bucket wheel sun gear and bucket wheel planetary gears, the bucket wheel sun gear is engaged with the bucket wheel planetary gears, an input shaft is disposed in middle of the bucket wheel sun gear, the input shaft passes through the cavity input end cover and is rotatably coupled to the cavity input end cover, bucket wheel planetary gear shafts are disposed in middle of the bucket wheel planetary gears, the bucket wheel planetary gear shafts pass through the cavity input end cover and the bucket wheel cavity housing and are rotatably coupled to the cavity input end cover and the bucket wheel cavity housing, and a portion of each of the bucket wheel planetary gear shafts in inside of the bucket wheel cavity housing is provided with a bucket wheel;
the output end planetary gear set includes an output end sun gear and output end planetary gears, an output shaft is disposed in middle of the output end sun gear, the output end sun gear is engaged with the output end planetary gears, planetary gear connecting shafts are disposed in middle of the output end planetary gears, the planetary gear connecting shafts pass through the cavity output end cover and the bucket wheel cavity housing and are rotatably coupled to the cavity output end cover and the bucket wheel cavity housing;
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the input end planetary gear set includes an input end sun gear and input end planetary gears, the input end sun gear is engaged with the input end planetary gears, the input end planetary gears are fixedly connected to the planetary gear connecting shafts that pass through the cavity output end cover and the bucket wheel cavity housing, the input end sun gear is fixedly connected to the input shaft that passes through the cavity input end cover.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/479,529Filed 2 Mar 2018
Priority: CN 2017 1 034226616 May 2017
Published: US 2019/0383376 A119 Dec 2019
Granted: 9 Jun 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

F16H 47/08
The fluid gearing being of the hydrokinetic type: the mechanical gearing being of the type with members having orbital motion
F16H 47/12
The mechanical gearing being of the type with members having orbital motion: the members with orbital motion having vanes interacting with the fluid
F16H 2702/00
Combinations of two or more transmissions
F16H 2702/02
Combinations of two or more transmissions: mechanical transmissions with planetary gearing combined with one or more other mechanical transmissions