Patent ID: 6758111
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A continuously variable transmission comprising:a rotating lay shaft; a crank disposed on the lay shaft and rotating with the lay shaft; a transmission shaft; a drive rod having a proximal end and a distal end, the drive rod mounted to the crank at the drive rod proximal end; an output rod rotatably mounted at the transmission shaft and having a distal end and a plurality of linkage locations along the rod between the rotatable mounting location and the output rod distal end, the distal end of the drive rod being linked to the output rod at a linkage location, the linkage location of the distal end of the drive rod to the output rod controlling the speed of rotation of the output rod; and a one-way transmission device connecting the rotational movement of the output rod to the transmission shaft to thereby cause rotation of the transmission shaft.