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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Müller, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Oswald Friedmann, Lichtenau-Ulm, DE;
Assignee:
Luk Lamellen und Kupplumasbau Beteilgungs KG, Bühl, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 6/304 ; F16H 6/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 6/304 ; F16H 6/100 ;
Abstract
A continuously variable transmission for a motor vehicle. The transmission includes an adjustable width drive pulley and an adjustable width output pulley that are drivingly connected by an endless torque-transmitting member. The drive pulley includes a spring to bias the movable element of the pulley toward a position at which the spacing between the conical disks that define the pulley are at a minimum, to avoid damage to the transmission when the vehicle is being towed.