Patent ID: 6174260
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A continuously variable transmission comprising:a housing defining a transmission chamber as a separate space enclosing lubricating oil inside a crank chamber of an engine;a rotating input shaft, part of said rotating input shaft projecting outwardly from said transmission chamber;a drive force transmitting member for transmitting drive force of the engine to the continuously variable transmission, said drive force transmitting member being non-rotatably mounted on said part of said rotating input shaft projecting outwardly from said transmission chamber;a rotary drive member spline-coupled to said rotating input shaft;a rotary driven member supported for relative rotation on said rotating input shaft;at least one carrier half rotatably and slidably mounted on said rotating input shaft;a rotary member rotatably supported by said at least one carrier half;an output gear supported freely for relative rotation at an axial end of said rotating input shaft.