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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2002
Applicants:
Stefan Sommer, Saulgau, DE;
Andreas Piepenbrink, Grünwald, DE;
Inventors:
Stefan Sommer, Saulgau, DE;
Andreas Piepenbrink, Grünwald, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydraulic system of a CVT transmission of a motor vehicle is proposed, which has an oil pump for conveying oil from an oil sump to a variator comprising a first pulley set and a second pulley set. In each case, a valve mechanism is provided for controlling a pressure acting on the pulley set concerned. Between the valve mechanisms associated with the respective pulley sets is arranged a pressure selector valve, whose position determines which of the the valve mechanisms controls a main pressure to be delivered by the oil pump.