Patent ID: 8469856

Claim:
A stator plate for a continuously variable transmission (CVT) having a plurality of traction planets arranged about a main drive axis, the stator plate comprising: a substantially disc shaped body having a center arranged coaxially with the main drive axis; a plurality of radially offset guides arranged angularly about the center, each of the radially offset guides having a linear offset from a centerline of the disc shaped body; wherein the centerline of the disc shaped body is perpendicular to the main drive axis thereby forming a coordinate system, the coordinate system having a z-axis corresponding to the main drive axis, a y-axis corresponding to the centerline, and a x-axis perpendicular to the y-axis and z-axis; wherein the radially offset guides lie in a plane formed by the x-axis and y-axis; and wherein each traction planet is adapted to tilt in a plane formed by the y-axis and z-axis.