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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1996
Akira Hayashi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Kunihiko Tanaka, Saitama-ken, JP;
Goroei Wakatsuki, Saitama-ken, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle travelling by use of a travelling drive source such as an engine or a motor, the gear shift ratio of a continuously variable transmission B can be changed by increasing or decreasing the width of a groove in a driving pulley 19 of the continuously variable transmission B by a gear shift ratio changing device 61 using a motor 62 as a drive source. The motor 62 is controlled on the basis of output signals from a throttle opening degree sensor, an engine rotational speed sensor and a vehicle speed sensor, thereby enabling an energy-saving travelling suited to an operational condition of the travelling drive source or a travelling condition of the vehicle. The gear shift ratio changing device 61 is supported in a floating manner within a casing 3, 8 for the continuously variable transmission B. This achieves not only a reduction in size of a power unit, but also ensures that any operational sound of the motor 62 is prevented from leaking out, and any vibration from the engine or a wheel cannot be transmitted to the gear shift ratio changing device 61.