Patent ID: 9556943
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: F16H

Claim:
1. A variable transmission comprising: an input shaft; a first planetary gear set comprising a first sun gear drivingly engaged to the input shaft; a clutch member coupled to the input shaft for engaging the carrier of the first planetary gear set; a brake member coupled to a carrier of the first planetary gear set; a ring gear of the input planetary gear set drivingly engaged to a first ring assembly of a variator; said variator comprising said first ring assembly, and a second ring assembly; said second variator ring assembly drivingly engaged to a ring gear of a second planetary gear set; wherein a second sun gear of said second planetary gear set is also drivingly engaged to the input shaft; and a carrier of said second planetary gear set is drivingly engaged to a gearbox; and said gearbox is mechanically connected to a differential.