Nsk Corporation

Hideki Hashitani

Masami Tanaka

Shinji Miyata

Ryoichi Otaki

Takashi Imanishi

Norihisa Kobayashi

Takashi Yoshikai

Kouichi Yokoi

A toroidal type continuously variable transmission having first and second discs supported around a rotating shaft and receiving power rollers therebetween includes a ball spline having a first spline groove formed in an outer circumferential surface of the rotating shaft, a second spline groove formed in an inner circumferential surface of the first disc, and balls provided between the first spline groove and the second spline groove rollably. An axial position of an end portion of an effective groove portion of the first spline groove is located to correspond to an axial position of an inner end portion of the second spline groove or more closely to the second disc than the axial position thereof when a pressing unit, a preload spring and the first disc are installed around the rotating shaft, pressure oil is not fed to the pressing unit, and the preload spring is not elastically deformed.

Toroidal type continuously variable transmission

A continuously variable transmission apparatus has clutch device having a low speed clutch; a high speed clutch; and, a controller switching the transmission state into any one of a low speed mode and a high speed mode by connecting any one of the clutches, wherein timings for signaling by the controller for switching the connected and disconnected states of the clutches vary according to the switching directions of the low speed and high speed modes; and, a timing for signaling for connecting the low speed clutch with respect to the moment for signaling for cutting off the connection of the high speed clutch in order to switch the high speed mode over to the low speed mode is set earlier than a timing for signaling for connecting the high speed clutch with respect to the moment for signaling for cutting off the connection of the low speed clutch.

Continuously variable transmission apparatus

A ball screw mechanism that can drive a movable pulley disk in an axial direction includes a screw cylinder and a nut member. A stopper pin is inserted through the screw cylinder from one end surface of the circumferential wall of the screw cylinder to the other end surface. As an end portion of the stopper pin is engaged with a notch portion of a transmission case, the rotation of the screw cylinder is inhibited. A stopper projection is provided on the nut member. As the other end portion of the stopper pin abuts against the stopper projection, the rotation range of the nut member is regulated. The stopper projection and the stopper pin function as excessive fastening preventing means for preventing the excessive fastening of the ball screw mechanism.

Pulley width adjusting device for continuously variable transmission

In an actuator device which comprises a screw shaft, a nut member, and balls, the nut member moves relatively to the screw shaft in a first axial direction and a second axial direction opposite thereto in a manner such that it is continually subjected to a load in the first axial direction. A ball screw groove of the screw shaft is formed having a loaded surface which is pressed against the balls, on the side of a groove base in the first axial direction. A ball screw groove of the nut member is having a loaded surface which is pressed against the balls, on the side of its groove base in the second axial direction. These loaded surfaces are finished so that their surface roughness is lower than that of the unloaded surfaces.

Actuator device for manipulating movable member

After heat treatment for hardening the outer peripheral surface of the input shaft is enforced, a straightening operation for straightening the bent portions of the input shaft caused by the heat treatment is carried out prior to formation of the through holes After then, the input shaft is machined using electric sparks to thereby form the through holes in the input shaft In the present working method, there is eliminated the possibility that, during the straightening operation, stresses can concentrate in the through holes portions of the input shaft thereby being able to attain the above object.

Method for working input shaft for toroidal-type continuously variable transmission

To provide a loading cam device which is capable of ensuring a necessary accuracy, improving the efficiency of the formation of a cam face, and reducing the manufacturing cost. A cam plate is fixedly secured to a chuck rotationally driven by a main shaft. A cutter is axially placed on one surface of the cam plate. A holder holding the cutter is axially displaced in synchronism with the rotation of the chuck to make an irregularity conforming with the cross-sectional configuration of the cam face. In addition, a header is displaced in the diametrical directions of the chuck to make an irregularity throughout.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Hideki Hashitani