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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
James Trent, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 9/18 (2006.01); F16H 61/66 (2006.01); F16H 63/06 (2006.01); F16H 63/34 (2006.01); F16H 61/662 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/662 (2013.01); F16H 9/18 (2013.01); F16H 63/34 (2013.01); F16H 61/66 (2013.01); F16H 63/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a continuously-variable transmission (CVT) that is supplied with power from an input. The CVT also includes a pair of pulleys, at least one of which having a variator that is configured to translate linearly along an axis of the input. A mechanical lock is configured to selectively lock the input with the variator such that the input and the variator rotate in unison. This allows the hydraulic pressure supplied to the CVT to reduce while the variator and the input remain locked.