Patent ID: 9638296
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: F16H

Claim:
1. A vehicle transmission comprising: an input shaft having a first direct drive shaft first member formed thereon; an output shaft; a variator comprising a first ring assembly drivingly engaged with the input shaft, a second ring assembly drivingly engaged with the output shaft, and a carrier assembly, wherein the carrier assembly comprises an annular arrangement of a plurality of tiltable variator balls each having a tiltable ball axle shaft; a direct drive clutch comprising a first direct drive clutch member and a second direct drive clutch member formed on the output shaft drivingly engaged with the second ring assembly; and a gearbox drivingly engaged with the second ring assembly and with the second direct drive clutch member through the output shaft, the gearbox comprising a first gear and a reverse gear; wherein the vehicle transmission comprises a reverse mode, a direct drive mode, and a continuously variable mode.