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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Samuel Beaudoin, Yamaska, CA;
Christian Mcmahon, Montreal, CA;
Paul Okulov, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, CA;
Inventors:
Samuel Beaudoin, Yamaska, CA;
Christian McMahon, Montreal, CA;
Paul Okulov, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, CA;
Assignee:
TRANSMISSION CVTCORP INC., Sainte-Julie, Québec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 15/40 (2006.01); F16H 15/38 (2006.01); F16H 55/34 (2006.01); F16H 57/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 15/40 (2013.01); F16H 15/38 (2013.01); F16H 55/34 (2013.01); F16H 2057/0093 (2013.01); F16H 2200/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Generally stated, various embodiments described herein concern a toroidal CVT provided with parking zones where the rollers are brought when the CVT is powered down. More specifically, a portion of the toroidal surfaces of the disks is reserved as a parking zone therefore preventing premature wear and/or damages to the working portion of the disks.