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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Mats Akerblom, Eskilstuna, SE;
Per Mattsson, Hindas, SE;
Mats Akerblom, Eskilstuna, SE;
Per Mattsson, Hindas, SE;
Volvo Construction Equipment AB, Eskilstuna, SE;
Abstract
A continuously variable transmission includes a variator unit having a variator input shaft and a variator output shaft, and a first, a second, a third and a fourth planetary gear set, wherein each of the first and second planetary gear sets has a first member operatively connected to a common transmission input shaft, which transmission input shaft is common to the first and second gear sets, and a second member operatively connected to an output shaft, which output shaft is common to the first and second gear sets. Each of the first and second planetary gear sets further includes a third member, and the third planetary gear set has a first, a second and a third member.