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US 8,475,316 B2Granted
Accessory drive and engine restarting system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDonald E. Hoffman, David A. Janson
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Abstract
A drive system includes a pulley, an engine, a variator including an input and an output, for varying a ratio of output speed and input speed, and a gearset drivably interconnecting the input, the output, the engine and pulley.
Claims17
A drive system, comprising:
- a pulley;
- an engine;
- a variator including an input and an output, for varying a ratio of output speed and input speed;
- a gearset drivably interconnecting the input, the output, the engine and pulley;
- a clutch producing a releasable drive connection between the engine and the pulley.
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A drive system, comprising:
- a variator varying a speed ratio between an output and an input;
- a gearset including a sun gear connected to a pulley, a ring gear, a carrier, one of the ring gear and carrier being grounded, the other being connected to the output;
- a second gearset including a second sun gear connected to the input, a second ring gear connected to an engine, a second carrier connected to the pulley.
A drive system, comprising:
- an engine;
- a pulley;
- a variator including an output and an input, for varying a ratio of output speed and input speed;
- a gearset including a sun gear connected to the pulley, a ring gear connected to the output, a grounded carrier, a first pinions meshing with the sun gear, and second pinions meshing with the ring gear and the first pinions;
- a second gearset including a second sun gear connected to the input, a second ring gear connected to an engine, a second carrier connected to the pulley.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.