Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
475114000 | Fluid control of friction planetary gearing | 9 |
20090005206 | HYDRAULIC FEED SYSTEM FOR A TRANSMISSION - The present invention provides an assembly for use in a transmission that includes a first rotating member having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the first portion and having a bore with an open end. An annulus has a port for providing a fluid and is disposed proximate to the first portion. A second rotating member is at least partially located within the bore and extends from the open end. A first passage is connected to the port of the annulus and a second passage is connected to the first passage. The second passage is located through the second portion. A third passage is connected to the second passage and is located in the second rotating member. Fluid is able to flow from the port through the passages to provide fluid to the second rotating member. | 01-01-2009 |
20110118071 | REVERSIBLE VARIABLE TRANSMISSION-RVT - The invention provides a new type of reversible variable transmission for vehicles such as cars, busses, trucks, off-road vehicles, lift trucks, telescopic boom handlers and the like. Alternatively, the gearbox can be used in systems such as wind-mills etc. and other industrial applications that require power to be transferred at variable speeds. | 05-19-2011 |
20110245004 | COMPRESSOR WITH TRANSMISSION - A compressor includes a housing, a compression mechanism, an input shaft rotatable on an axis thereof, an output shaft for driving the compression mechanism, a transmission for transmitting torque from the input shaft to the output shaft and also changing the rotating speed of the input shaft and a control device. The transmission includes a plurality of planetary rollers, a carrier rotatably supporting the respective planetary rollers and being integrally rotatable with the input shaft, a sun roller engaged with the respective planetary rollers and integrally rotatable with the output shaft and a ring roller engaged with the respective planetary rollers. The ring roller can be fixed to the housing or rotatable relative to the housing. The control device includes a one-way clutch allowing the ring roller to rotate only one direction relative to the carrier and a clutch fixing the ring roller to the housing or allowing the ring roller to rotate relative to the housing. The ring roller includes a first ring engaged with the respective planetary rollers and a second ring supporting the one-way clutch. The ring roller can be movable relative to the housing in the direction parallel to the axis. The first ring and the second ring are connected so that the first ring can be displaced in a radial direction, integrally rotatable with the second ring and movable with the second ring in the direction parallel to the axis. | 10-06-2011 |
20120165151 | SYMMETRICAL TRACTION DRIVE - Disclosed is a symmetrical traction drive that utilizes multi-diameter rollers having traction surfaces for transferring rotational mechanical energy between the shaft and a transfer gear. Multi-diameter rollers are mounted in carriers disposed between two substantially symmetrical ring gears. Sloped traction surfaces of the ring gears mate with inner traction surfaces on both sides of the multi-diameter rollers. Since force is applied to the inner traction surfaces on both sides of the multi-diameter rollers, forces are substantially equalized on each side of the multi-diameter rollers. An outer traction surface of the multi-diameter roller interfaces with a traction surface on the shaft. Speed reduction ratios of at least 20:1 or greater can be achieved. The high speed drive may include exhaust turbines, steam turbines, including a Tesla turbine or Schumacher turbine, compressors, combinations of turbines and compressors, high speed pumps, dentist drills, or other devices that operate with high rotational speed. | 06-28-2012 |
20140323258 | EPICYCLIC ARRANGEMENTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - System comprising an epicyclic arrangement. In some embodiments, the epicyclic arrangement can comprise: a first input element; a second input element fixed to an input drive shaft; a geared carrier that includes at least a portion that is disposed axially between the first and second input elements, the geared carrier being engaged with an output member; and planets associated with the geared carrier. Some embodiments of the present systems comprise a housing in which the epicyclic arrangement is disposed; and/or fluid contained within the housing. | 10-30-2014 |
475115000 | Stepless ratio change controlled | 4 |
20080227579 | Automatic Stepless Transmission - An automatic stepless transmission includes a driving shaft, a driving disk rotatable by the driving shaft, and a clutch assembly rotatable by the driving disk. Two parallel guiding slots are provided on the driving shaft. An eccentric plate with a notch is sleeved onto the driving shaft. A compressible resilient regulation mechanism is disposed between the notch and the driving shaft. The driving disk is installed on the eccentric plate via a bearing. The eccentric plate offsets in relation to the axis of the driving shaft, and at the same time the eccentric plate drives the driving disk offset. The automatic stepless transmission can compress or release the resilient regulation mechanism according to loads. The eccentricity between the eccentric plate and the driving shaft can therefore be adjusted, and the eccentric plate can drive the driving disk to move. Thus, the eccentricity of the driving disk can be regulated without manual work. The transmission has a simple structure and can be operated easily. It can adjust the transmission ratio automatically. Therefore the cost and the failure rate can be reduced efficiently. | 09-18-2008 |
20120040792 | MEDIUM PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE OF CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A medium pressure control device of a continuously variable transmission includes a pump unit capable of switching a discharge volume of an operating medium to a control system, which controls a contacting surface pressure of rotation members and a transmitting member and the transmission ratio by a pressure of the operating medium, in plural stages; and a transmission ratio control unit that controls the control system and relatively delays a transmission shift when the discharge volume of the operating medium to the control system by the pump unit switches from a relatively small volume to a relatively large volume with the transmission shift. | 02-16-2012 |
20120238386 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for continuously variable accessory drives (CVAD). In one embodiment, a skew-based control system is adapted to facilitate a change in the ratio of a CVAD. In another embodiment, a skew-based control system includes a skew actuator coupled to a carrier member. In some embodiments, the skew actuator is configured to rotate a carrier member of a CVT. Various inventive traction planet assemblies can be used to facilitate shifting the ratio of a CVT. In some embodiments, the traction planet assemblies include legs configured to cooperate with the carrier members. In some embodiments, a traction planet assembly is operably coupled to the carrier members. Embodiments of a shift cam and traction sun are adapted to cooperate with other components of the CVT to support operation and/or functionality of the CVT. Among other things, shift control interfaces for a CVT are disclosed. | 09-20-2012 |
20130012348 | Epicyclic Arrangements and Related Systems and Methods - System comprising an epicyclic arrangement. In some embodiments, the epicyclic arrangement can comprise: a first input element; a second input element fixed to an input drive shaft; a carrier that includes at least a portion that is disposed axially between the first and second input elements, the carrier being connected to an output member; and planets associated with the carrier. Some embodiments of the present systems comprise a housing in which the epicyclic arrangement is disposed; and/or fluid contained within the housing. | 01-10-2013 |