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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Stuart A. Schaaf, Houston, TX (US);
Michael P. Bujold, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Joseph D. Kliewer, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stuart A. Schaaf, Houston, TX (US);
Michael P. Bujold, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Joseph D. Kliewer, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Orbital Traction, Ltd., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 63/04 (2006.01); F16H 15/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 15/503 (2013.01); F03D 15/00 (2016.05); F05B 2260/40311 (2013.01); Y02E 10/722 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system has a pump with a power input, a power source and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupled to the power source and to the power input of the pump. The CVT transmits power from the power source to the pump. The CVT comprises a plurality of planetary members in rolling contact with an inner race and an outer race. A radial distance between the planetary members and a drive-transmitting member corresponds to a transmission ratio of the CVT.