Patent ID: 11906029
Assignee: TEAM INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 15:
16. A vehicle comprising:
a drivetrain;
an engine; and
a continuously variable transmission in operational communication between the drivetrain and the engine to couple torque between the engine and the drivetrain, the continuously variable transmission including at least one sheave assembly, the at least one sheave assembly further including,
a post,
a fixed sheave statically mounted on the post, the fixed sheave including a central recess, the fixed sheave further including a plurality of sheave ramps within the central recess;
a movable sheave slidably mounted on the post,
a sleeve rotatably mounted on the post, a mid-portion of the sleeve positioned between the fixed sheave and the movable sheave, the mid-portion of the sleeve having an outer surface configured to engage an inner surface of a belt,
a one-way engagement collar mounted over an end portion of the sleeve, the one-way engagement collar configured to rotate freely on the end portion of the sleeve when the sleeve rotates in a first direction and lock onto rotation of the sleeve when the sleeve rotates in a second direction, the one-way engagement collar further having a plurality of ramp pockets that extend axially in from an end surface of the one-way engagement collar, and
a ramp member received within each ramp pocket of the plurality of ramp pockets in the one-way engagement collar, each ramp member configured to engage an associated sheave ramp of the plurality of sheave ramps in the central recess of the fixed sheave and move the one-way engagement collar axially to engage a side of the belt when the sleeve rotates in the second direction.