Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Subaru Corporation

Kensuke Kaneda

Susumu Ito

Yasuyuki Miyake

Yoshinobu Yamazaki

Yusuke Kakihara

Masahiko Kurabayashi

Takaharu Kikura

Sayaka Mori

Shuichi Namekawa

A continuously variable transmission includes a primary shaft, a secondary shaft, a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, a first power transmission member, a primary sprocket, a secondary sprocket, a second power transmission member, and a power transmission switch. The first power transmission member has a loop shape and is wrapped around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley. The primary sprocket is disposed on the primary shaft. The secondary sprocket is disposed on the secondary shaft. The second power transmission member has a loop shape and is wrapped around the primary sprocket and the secondary sprocket. The power transmission switch disables power transmission by the second power transmission member when the first power transmission member is in a normal condition and enables the power transmission by the second power transmission member when the first power transmission member is in an abnormal condition.

Continuously variable transmission

There is provided a drive device for a vehicle. A forward clutch that is engaged during forward driving is provided in a power transmission path between an engine and a drive wheel. A spring is incorporated in an engagement oil chamber of the forward clutch, thereby causing the forward clutch to be held in a slipping state or an engaged state through the spring force even during an idling stop that suffers from reduced control oil pressure. This arrangement can prevent the forward clutch from producing an engagement shock during an engine restart. In addition, an input clutch driven by an electric actuator is provided in the power transmission path. With this arrangement, neutral control can be performed by disengaging the input clutch even if the forward clutch which is to be held in a slipping state or an engaged state is provided.

Drive device for vehicle

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Tokyo, Japan

Kensuke Kaneda