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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2025
Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US);
Ryan A. Tholen, Wyoming, MN (US);
Dylan T. Truskolaski, Wyoming, MN (US);
Maverick J. Klotz, Wyoming, MN (US);
Bret A. Dahme, Wyoming, MN (US);
Garrett Schmidt, Wyoming, MN (US);
Neil Paulson, Wyoming, MN (US);
Zacharey J. Hussong, Derrimut, AU;
Lucas R. Salfer, Roseau, MN (US);
Cole A. Maxwell, Roseau, MN (US);
James H. Buchwitz, Roseau, MN (US);
POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC., Medina, MN (US);
Abstract
A continuously variable transmission includes a driven clutch, a drive clutch operably coupled to the driven clutch, the drive clutch including a stationary sheave, a moveable sheave positioned adjacent to the stationary sheave along a common axis of defined by a shaft and operable to translate axially relative to the stationary sheave, and a load member, a belt extending between the drive clutch and the driven clutch, and an actuator coupled to the moveable sheave of the drive clutch, the actuator operable to apply a force to the moveable sheave in a direction substantially along or parallel to the common axis.