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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:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2003
Applicant:
Sean E. Sherrod, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Inventor:
Sean E. Sherrod, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Assignee:
Polaris Industries, Inc., Medina, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/32 (2006.01); F16H 55/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive clutch for a CVT comprising a stationary sheave, a movable sheave, a motor and a centrifugal weight system. The movable sheave is movable closer to or further from the stationary sheave relative to a longitudinal axis. The motor may be coupled to an input shaft such that it is rotatable relative to or independently of the rotation of the input shaft. The centrifugal weight system is operably connected to the motor so as to pivot centrifugally outward relative to the longitudinal axis in response to the rotation of the motor, moving the movable sheave closer to or further from the stationary sheave.