Transmission and driveline having a tilting ball variator continuously variable transmission
First Claim
1. A continuously variable transmission comprising:
- an input portion drivingly engaged with a power source;
a planetary gear arrangement comprising;
a carrier,a plurality of planet gears,a sun gear, anda ring gear, wherein the carrier is drivingly engaged with the input portion;
a continuously variable tilting ball variator comprising;
a first drive ring,a plurality of variator ball assemblies each assembly having a variator ball and variator axis, tiltably disposed on and drivingly engaged with a variator ball carrier coupled to a variator shaft,the variator shaft, anda second drive ring, wherein the variator is drivingly engaged with the planetary gear arrangement and the input portion; and
a first clutching device configured to be selectively drivingly engaged with a portion of the continuously variable tilting ball variator, wherein the first clutching device and the planetary gear arrangement facilitate a transition between at least two operating modes of the continuously variable tilting ball variator.
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Abstract
A transmission is provided. The transmission includes an input portion drivingly engaged with a power source, a planetary gear, a continuously variable variator, and a clutching device. The planetary gear arrangement has a portion drivingly engaged with the input portion. The continuously variable variator includes a portion which is drivingly engaged with at least one of the planetary gear arrangement and the input portion. The clutching device may be selectively drivingly engaged with a portion of the continuously variable variator. The clutching device and the planetary gear arrangement facilitate a transition between at least two operating modes of the continuously variable variator.
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11 Claims
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1. A continuously variable transmission comprising:
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an input portion drivingly engaged with a power source; a planetary gear arrangement comprising; a carrier, a plurality of planet gears, a sun gear, and a ring gear, wherein the carrier is drivingly engaged with the input portion; a continuously variable tilting ball variator comprising; a first drive ring, a plurality of variator ball assemblies each assembly having a variator ball and variator axis, tiltably disposed on and drivingly engaged with a variator ball carrier coupled to a variator shaft, the variator shaft, and a second drive ring, wherein the variator is drivingly engaged with the planetary gear arrangement and the input portion; and a first clutching device configured to be selectively drivingly engaged with a portion of the continuously variable tilting ball variator, wherein the first clutching device and the planetary gear arrangement facilitate a transition between at least two operating modes of the continuously variable tilting ball variator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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