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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2006
Ruehle Guenter, Loechgau, DE;
Walter Wolf, Marbach, DE;
Ruehle Guenter, Loechgau, DE;
Walter Wolf, Marbach, DE;
GETRAG Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG, Untergruppenbach, DE;
Abstract
A toroidal transmission, especially for motor vehicles, comprising an input shaft which can be connected to an engine, a first toroidal variator and a second toroidal variator which are connected to the input shaft on the input side. A first output shaft can be connected to the output of the first toroidal variator, and a second output shaft can be connected to the output of the second toroidal variator. The toroidal transmission comprises a first power range shifter for the first toroidal variator and a second power range shifter for the second toroidal variator. The first power range shifter and the second power range shifter have a common clutch.