Patent ID: 7004883
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
1. A toroidal-type continuously variable transmission, comprising: first and second disks each including an inner surface, said first and second disks being disposed concentrically and rotatably such that the respective inner surfaces are opposed to each other; a trunnion swingable about pivot shafts disposed at twisted positions with respect to center axes of said first and second disks; a displacement shaft supported on said trunnion; a power roller held between said first and second disks while being rotatably supported on the periphery of said displacement shaft; and a bearing allowing the rotation of said power roller while supporting a load applied to said power roller in a thrust direction, wherein: said trunnion includes a support plate portion for supporting said displacement shaft and a pair of bent wall portions respectively bent toward the inner surface side of said support plate portion; said support plate portion and said pair of bent wall portions cooperate together in defining a pocket portion for storing said power roller therein; said pivot shafts are disposed concentrically with each other on the outer surfaces of said pair of bent wall portion; said pair of bent wall portions are connected together by a connecting member; and a first end portion of said connecting member is connected to a first bent wall portion of said pair of bent wall portions by a first fastening member that is disposed parallel with the pivot shafts.