Patent ID: 8747268
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A continuously variable transmission system comprising: a gear set comprising one or more sun gears, one or more planetary gears, and a planetary gear carrier arm on which the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational movement, the one or more sun gears and the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational engagement and movement with respect to each other, at least one of the one or more sun gears and the planetary gear carrier arm couples to an input shaft and a portion of the gear set couples to an output shaft directly coupled to a load to receive feedback, wherein the gear set further comprises a ring gear, the ring gear and the one or more planetary gears are mounted for rotational engagement and movement with respect to each other, the at least one of the one or more sun gears couples to the input shaft and the ring gear couples to the output shaft;