Patent ID: 6949049
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: B62M,F16H

Abstract:
1. A continuously variable transmission having a longitudinal axis, comprising; a plurality of speed adjusters, each having a tiltable axis of rotation, and each speed adjuster located radially outward from the longitudinal axis; a drive disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and having a first side contacting a first point on each of the speed adjusters and having a second side facing away from the speed adjusters; a driven disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a second point on each of the speed adjusters; a generally cylindrical support member annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a third point on each speed adjuster; a set of perimeter ramps annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and adapted to provide rotational and axial force to the second side of the drive disk; and a set of central ramps annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and adapted to transmit torque to the perimeter ramps.