Patent ID: 11913544
Assignee: MAZARO N.V.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 4:
5. A continuously variable transmission, comprising:
an input shaft and an output shaft being rotatably arranged about a common central rotation axis;
a ring wheel and a sun wheel being coaxially arranged with respect to the central rotation axis; and
at least one pivotable planet wheel, a pivot angle of the planet wheel determining a transmission ratio of the continuously variable transmission;
wherein the continuously variable transmission is configured to operate through drill-free rolling of the at least one planet wheel on the surfaces of the ring wheel and the sun wheel independently of the pivot angle of the at least one planet wheel;
wherein the ring wheel and the sun wheel are clamped together such that the ring wheel exerts a first normal force on any of the at least one planet wheel and the sun wheel exerts a second normal force on said planet wheel; and
wherein the continuously variable transmission comprises a control system configured to control the continuously variable transmission in accordance with the method of claim 1.