A Torque Transmitting Member for a Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member that can be used to construct Non-friction Dependent CVT's;
- said Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member comprises of a Cone on which a Torque Transmitting Member is attached in manner so that it can only slide in the axial direction of said Cone;
- said Torque Transmitting Member has teeth that can engage with a Transmission Belt;
- the improvement comprising:
- said Torque Transmitting Member of prior art can only be used with said Transmission Belt for which said teeth are shaped on the side surfaces of its belt;
- said Torque Transmitting Member of this claim can only be used with said Transmission Belt for which said teeth are shaped below its belt;
- this significantly increases the performance and reduces the cost of said Non-friction Dependent CVT's;
- in order to implement said improvement, said Torque Transmitting Member of this claim is characterized in that:
- a) said Torque Transmitting Member is used together with a Non-Torque Transmitting Member, which is attached opposite of said Torque Transmitting Member on said Cone;
- said Non-Torque Transmitting Member comprises of a Non-Torque Transmitting Member Section to which a Leveling Extension is fixed;
- b) said Torque Transmitting Member comprises of a Torque Transmitting Member Section to which a Leveling Extension is fixed;
- said Torque Transmitting Member Section is channel shaped, with a Right Side Section, a Left Side Section, and a Top Section, such that an Empty Middle Section is formed;
- said Top Section of said Torque Transmitting Member Section is shaped such that it has said teeth that can engage with said teeth of said Transmission Belt, and such that it can support said Transmission Belt when it is resting on it;
- said Empty Middle Section of said Torque Transmitting Member Section is used for inserting said Leveling Extension of a said Non-Torque Transmitting Member, from which said Leveling Extension of a said Non-Torque Transmitting Member can freely move in and out as the transmission diameter of said Cone is changed;
- c) said Leveling Extension of said Torque Transmitting Member is fixed to a Trailing End of said Torque Transmitting Member Section;
- said Leveling Extension of said Torque Transmitting Member has a bottom surface that is tapered so that it can rest on the surface of said Cone, and a top surface that is level so that it can provide a level resting place for said Transmission Belt;
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- when assembled on said Cone, said Leveling Extension of said Torque Transmitting Member is inserted into an Empty Middle Section of said Non-Torque Transmitting Member Section;
- from which it can freely move in and out as the transmission diameter of said Cone is changed.