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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1994
J Douglas Smith, Martinez, GA (US);
David Moulton, North Augusta, SC (US);
Club Car, Inc., Augusta, GA (US);
Abstract
A cam for axially shifting the pulley faces of a variable width, torque sensing V-belt pulley in a variable speed, belt-type transmission system. The cam includes a plurality of cam lobes that extend in an axial direction at a predetermined radial distance from the pulley axis. Each cam lobe is triangular and is symmetrical about a cam lobe axis that is parallel with the pulley axis, and each cam lobe includes two cam surfaces that engage with respective cam followers to change the pulley face spacing as the load on the belt changes. The cam surfaces are convex and are in the form of circular arcs. The transmission system incorporating the cam structure is particularly suitable for vehicular use, and it provides improved performance by reducing engine overspeed upon initial acceleration and provides a smoother backshift when climbing hills.
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