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US 2014/0274536 A1Published application
Ball type continuously variable transmission
AssigneeDana Corporation
InventorsMark R.J. Versteyhe, Thibaut E. Duchene, Matthias W.J. Byltiauw
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Abstract
A variable transmission includes an input shaft, a planetary gear set drivingly engaged with a variator comprising, a variator carrier assembly, a first ring assembly, and a second ring assembly; and the output shaft, arranged to produce transmissions with continuously variable or infinitely variable output ratios.
Claims23
A variable transmission comprising:
- an input shaft;
- a variator (CVP) comprising a first ring assembly coupled to the input shaft, a carrier assembly comprising a plurality of tiltable variator balls drivingly engaged with the first ring assembly, and a second ring assembly drivingly engaged with the tiltable variator balls;
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- a planetary gearset comprising a planet carrier drivingly engaged with the input shaft, a ring drivingly engaged with the second ring assembly of the variator, and a sun gear drivingly engaged with the output of the vehicle,
- wherein the planetary gearset is configured to split power of the input shaft between the variator and a mechanical path going directly to the output through the planetary gear set.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.