Belt-type continuously variable transmission

A belt-type continuously variable transmission for a vehicle with an engine and driving wheels comprising

• an input shaft connected to the engine and driven by the engine;
• an output shaft disposed in parallel to said input shaft and connected to the driving wheels;
• a drive pulley comprised of a stationary pulley half and a movable pulley half which are carried on said input shaft;
• a driven pulley comprised of a stationary pulley half and a movable pulley half which are carried on said output shaft;
• and
• an endless belt connecting said drive pulley and said driven pulley to each other, said stationary and movable pulley halves of said pulleys being arranged in a diagonal relationship with one another, wherein
• said transmission further includes a forward- and backward-movement switchover mechanism disposed adjacent the stationary pulley half of the drive pulley on said input shaft for transmitting a driving force from the engine to the drive pulley, and a starting clutch disposed adjacent the stationary pulley half of the driven pulley on said output shaft for transmitting the rotation of the output shaft to the driving wheels.