Patent ID: 9464701
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: F03D,F05B,F16H,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A system for power transmission comprising: a pump receiving rotational input power via a power input; a power source; and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupled to the power source and to the power input of the pump, the CVT transmits power from the power source to the pump, and the CVT comprises a plurality of planetary members in rolling contact with a rotatable inner race, a carrier and a rotatable outer race, a torque sensitive inclined plane surface integral to the rotatable inner race or the rotatable outer race, and wherein a radial distance between the planetary members and a drive-transmitting member corresponds to a transmission ratio of the CVT, wherein one of the rotatable inner race, the rotatable outer race, or any combination thereof, is coupled to a respective one of a plurality of rotatable power elements, and wherein the rotatable outer race is coupled to the power source via a first rotatable power element of the plurality of rotatable power elements; the carrier is coupled to a power generator via a second rotatable power element of the plurality of rotatable power elements; and the rotatable inner race is coupled to the pump via a third rotatable power element of the plurality of rotatable power elements, wherein the third rotatable power element includes the drive transmitting member.