Patent ID: 6017286
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A power train comprising an infinitely variable transmission including a first adjustable rotary sheave arranged to receive torque from a prime mover, a second adjustable rotary sheave arranged to receive torque from said first sheave by way of at least one endless flexible element which is trained over said sheaves, and at least one adjusting unit for each of said sheaves, said units being regulatable to vary the magnitude of torque being transmitted between said at least one flexible element and the respective sheaves, means for connecting said adjusting units with a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, an outlet for evacuation of fluid from said adjusting units, a jet pump having at least one inlet connected with a source of hydraulic fluid and an outlet, and at least one clutch having an adjusting unit connected with said outlet of said jet pump.