Patent ID: 8747269
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: E02F,F16H

Abstract:
1. A continuously variable transmission including a variator unit having a variator input shaft and a variator output shaft, and a first, a second and a third planetary gear set, wherein each of the first and second planetary gear sets has a first member being operatively connected to a transmission input shaft which transmission input shaft is common to the first and second gear sets and a second member being operatively connected to an output shaft which output shaft is common to the first and second gear sets, each of the first and second planetary gear sets further including a third member, and the third planetary gear set having a first, a second and a third member, wherein the variator input shaft is operatively connected to the third member of the second planetary gear set and the variator output shaft is operatively connected to the third member of the first planetary gear set, the first member of the third planetary gear set is operatively connected to the variator output shaft, the second member of the third planetary gear set is selectively connectable to the third member of the second planetary gear set and selectively connectable to a transmission housing, the third member of the third planetary gear set is operatively connected to a transmission output shaft and the common output shaft is selectively connectable to the transmission output shaft.