Toroidal continuously variable transmission
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenji KOMATSU, Hideyuki IMAI, Kazuhiko IRIE, Toyu AIBE, Keigo MAEHATA
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Abstract
A toroidal continuously variable transmission including at least one containment body covering a target disc that is at least one of an input disc and an output disc. The containment body includes a ring that covers an outer peripheral surface of the target disc so as to be spaced apart from the outer peripheral surface of the target disc in a radial direction. A maximum dimension of the ring in an axial direction is larger than a maximum dimension of the outer peripheral surface of the target disc in the axial direction.
Claims12
A toroidal continuously variable transmission comprising:
- an input disc including a speed change surface;
- an output disc including a speed change surface;
- a power roller located between the speed change surface of the input disc and the speed change surface of the output disc so as to be tiltable;
- at least one containment body covering a target disc that is at least one of the input disc and the output disc;
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- a housing that houses the input disc, the output disc, the power roller, and the containment body, wherein:
- the containment body includes a ring that covers an outer peripheral surface of the target disc so as to be spaced apart from the outer peripheral surface of the target disc in a radial direction;
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- a maximum dimension of the ring in an axial direction is larger than a maximum dimension of the outer peripheral surface of the target disc in the axial direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.