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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter Kuhn, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Jürgen Wafzig, Eriskirch, DE;
Markus Hoher, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/538 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/538 ;
Abstract
The toroidal drive has an input shaft ( ) and a torque shaft ( ) positioned coaxially thereto as well as two input discs ( ) and two output discs ( ) associated in pairs to the input discs. Between one of the input discs ( ) and an axial flange ( ), which is firmly connected with the input shaft ( ) and upon which supports itself the input disc ( ) is not pressurized by a contact-pressure device ( ), one universal bearing ( ) is provided which assumes both the axial support and the radial support of said input disc ( ).