Patent ID: 8480529

Claim:
A front end accessory drive (FEAD) system for a vehicle having a prime mover shaft, the FEAD comprising: a power modulating device directly coupled to the prime mover shaft, the power modulating device comprising a housing, at least one tiltable planet-leg assembly and a sun assembly, the at least one tiltable planet-leg assembly comprising: a spherical planet having a central bore; a ball axle arranged in the central bore, the ball axle supported in the central bore by a bearing, wherein the planet is rotatable about the ball axle; and a leg non-rotatably coupled to an end of the ball axle; at least one accessory; a power transfer coupling operationally coupling the power modulating device to the accessory, the power transfer coupling operationally coupled to the sun assembly; and a motor/generator integral to the housing of the power modulating device.