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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2014
The Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Fred Millard, Oxford, MI (US);
Chris McClellan, Windsor, CA;
Gerard Karpik, Eveleth, MN (US);
Oliver Stegelmann, Strathroy, CA;
GATES CORPORATION, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
An adjustable flyweight pivot shaft assembly for a CVT comprising a pivot shaft, a flyweight engaged with a pivot shaft surface, an eccentric collar having a bore with an eccentric center axis, the pivot shaft engaged with the eccentric collar bore, the eccentric collar having an indexing portion, the indexing portion engagable with the receiving portion on the CVT body, the indexing portion engaging the receiving portion to lock the eccentric collar and thereby pivot shaft in a desired position with respect to the axis of rotation of the CVT.