Toroidal continuously variable transmission
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenji Komatsu, Hideyuki Imai, Kenichiro Tanaka, Kippei Matsuda
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Abstract
A toroidal continuously variable transmission includes a rotating shaft, a pair of discs, at least one power roller, and at least one bearing arranged between the rotating shaft and a casing. At least one of the pair of discs includes: a disc main body including a concave surface opposed to the power roller; and a cylindrical portion projecting from the disc main body along the rotation axis toward an opposite side of the power roller. The cylindrical portion is inserted between the bearing and the rotating shaft.
Claims8
A toroidal continuously variable transmission comprising:
- a rotating shaft;
- at least one pair of discs arranged around a rotation axis of the rotating shaft and opposed to each other;
- at least one power roller sandwiched between the at least one pair of discs so as to be tiltable;
- at least one bearing arranged between the rotating shaft and a casing;
- wherein:
- at least one of the pair of discs includes
- a disc main body including a concave surface opposed to the power roller and
- a cylindrical portion projecting from the disc main body along the rotation axis toward an opposite side of the power roller;
- and
- the cylindrical portion is inserted between the bearing and the rotating shaft;
- the cylindrical portion includes:
- a supporting portion supported by the rotating shaft from a radially inner side;
- and
- a thin portion that is located closer to the disc main body than the supporting portion, is thinner than the supporting portion, and is located away from the rotating shaft toward a radially outer side.
A toroidal continuously variable transmission comprising:
- a rotating shaft;
- at least one pair of discs arranged around a rotation axis of the rotating shaft and opposed to each other;
- at least one power roller sandwiched between the at least one pair of discs so as to be tiltable;
- at least one bearing arranged between the rotating shaft and a casing;
- and
- a gear arranged around the rotation axis of the rotating shaft and connected to one of the pair of discs so as to transmit power to the disc, wherein:
- at least one of the pair of discs includes
- a disc main body including a concave surface opposed to the power roller and
- a cylindrical portion projecting from the disc main body along the rotation axis toward an opposite side of the power roller;
- and
- the cylindrical portion is inserted between the bearing and the rotating shaft;
- the at least one pair of discs comprises two pairs of discs lined up in the direction along the rotation axis;
- the at least one power roller comprises a pair of power rollers sandwiched by the two pairs of discs;
- the two pairs of discs include
- a pair of middle discs adjacent to each other and
- a pair of outer discs arranged outside the pair of middle discs in the direction along the rotation axis, each power roller being sandwiched between the middle disc and the outer disc;
- the cylindrical portion is included in the middle disc;
- the at least one bearing comprises a pair of bearings located at both sides of the gear in the direction along the rotation axis;
- each of the pair of bearings includes an outer ring, an inner ring, and a rolling element;
- the cylindrical portion of the middle disc, the inner ring, and the gear are press-fitted to each other;
- the inner ring includes
- an inner ring main body opposed to the outer ring in a radial direction and
- an inner ring extension projecting in the direction along the rotation axis from the inner ring main body toward the gear beyond the outer ring;
- the gear includes a recess opposed to the inner ring extension;
- the cylindrical portion is press-fitted to the inner ring;
- and
- the inner ring extension is press-fitted to the recess of the gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.