Patent ID: 8123653

Claim:
A cage for a variator assembly of a continuously variable transmission (“CVT”), the cage comprising: first and second circular plates, each plate having a central bore; a plurality of spacers, each spacer comprising: a body having a central hole therethrough and having a first and a second ends; a first end plate coupled to the body at the first end of the body, the first end plate generally perpendicular to the body; a second end plate coupled to the body at the second end of the body, the second end plate generally perpendicular to the body, wherein the first end plate couples to the first circular plate and the second end plate couples to the second circular plate, and wherein at least one of the end plates is adapted to support angular alignment of an axle of an axle-ball assembly; a scraper coupled to the body, the scraper configured for directing a lubricant toward the center of the CVT; and a plurality of lubricant passages formed on the body, the lubricant passages adapted to direct the lubricant toward the center of the CVT.