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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
May. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jürgen Wafzig, Eriskirch, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/538 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/538 ;
Abstract
The toroidal transmission has a input shaft ( ) and at least one input disc ( ) and at least one output disc ( ) with wheels disposed therebetween. Supports ( ) for the wheels ( ) are mounted on ends of lower and upper cross yokes, the ends of the upper cross yokes ( ) being preferably gradually decreased in spacing to the lower cross yokes ( ) and the diameters of upper recesses for lodging upper bearings being larger than those of associated lower recesses.