Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company LLC

Mathew P Simister

Donald C Miller

Charles B Lohr

Brad Philip Pohl

Robert A Smithson

Jon M Nichols

Fernand A Thomassy

Daniel J Dawe

Oronde J Armstrong

Wesley R Poth

A continuously variable transmission (CVT) having a main shaft configured to support and position various components of the CVT. Shift cam discs cooperate with ball-leg assemblies to shift the transmission ration of the CVT. Load cam discs, a torsion disc, rolling elements, and a hub cap shell are configured to generate axial force, transmit torque, and manage reaction forces. In one embodiment, a splined input shaft and a torsion disc having a splined bore cooperate to input torque into the variator of the CVT. Among other things, various ball axles, axle-ball combinations, and reaction force grounding configurations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a CVT having axial force generation means at both the input and output elements is disclosed.

Continuously variable transmission

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Mathew P Simister