Patent ID: 8167759

Claim:
A continuously variable accessory drive (CVAD) comprising: a continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupled to an accessory device and having a longitudinal axis, the CVT comprising: a plurality of traction planets, each traction planet adapted to rotate about a tiltable axis; a first carrier member comprising a plurality of radially offset slots formed in the first carrier member and arranged angularly about the longitudinal axis; a second carrier member comprising a plurality of radial slots formed in the second carrier member and arranged angularly about the longitudinal axis, the second carrier member being coupled to the first carrier member, the first and second carrier members operably coupled to each traction planet, wherein the first carrier member is configured to rotate relative to the second carrier member about the longitudinal axis; and a skew actuator operably coupled to the CVT, the skew actuator adapted to apply a skew condition to the CVT to tilt the axes of the traction planets.