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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:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Peter Jaap Snel, Waalre, NL;
Arjen Brandsma, Tilburg, NL;
Paulus Maria Smeets, Tilburg, NL;
Johannes Hendrikus Van Lith, Berlicum, NL;
Van Doorne's Transmissie B.V., Tilburg, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for influencing the tension in a drive belt in a continuously variable transmission. According to the invention, the tensions in the drive belt are determined as a function of the speed of the drive belt. For part, parts or the entire range of the possible input speeds of the transmission, the input speed of the transmission is then increased and/or reduced to a desired speed range for the drive belt with an essentially relatively lower tension in the drive belt. The power density, the efficiency and the control range of the transmission can be improved by application of this method.
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