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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Excel Industries, Inc., Hesston, KS (US);
Inventor:
Royce A. Steinert, Hutchinson, KS (US);
Assignee:
EXCEL INDUSTRIES, INC., Hesston, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 9/18 (2006.01); F16H 57/035 (2012.01); F16H 57/027 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0489 (2013.01); F16H 9/18 (2013.01); F16H 57/027 (2013.01); F16H 57/035 (2013.01); F16H 57/0416 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments for a cooling apparatus for a continuously variable transmission are provided. The cooling apparatus includes a housing that may enclose a drive assembly, a driven assembly, and a belt of the continuously variable transmission. A fan may pull air into the housing via an intake opening. The air may be circulated around the enclosed components and exhausted through an output opening of the housing.