CA2312984C - Drive mechanism for infinitely-variable-transmission - Google Patents

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CA2312984C
CA2312984C CA002312984A CA2312984A CA2312984C CA 2312984 C CA2312984 C CA 2312984C CA 002312984 A CA002312984 A CA 002312984A CA 2312984 A CA2312984 A CA 2312984A CA 2312984 C CA2312984 C CA 2312984C
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H15/00—Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by friction between rotary members
    • F16H15/02—Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by friction between rotary members without members having orbital motion
    • F16H15/04—Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios
    • F16H15/06—Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member A of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of a member B
    • F16H15/32—Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member A of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of a member B in which the member B has a curved friction surface formed as a surface of a body of revolution generated by a curve which is neither a circular arc centered on its axis of revolution nor a straight line
    • F16H15/36—Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member A of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of a member B in which the member B has a curved friction surface formed as a surface of a body of revolution generated by a curve which is neither a circular arc centered on its axis of revolution nor a straight line with concave friction surface, e.g. a hollow toroid surface
    • F16H15/38—Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member A of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of a member B in which the member B has a curved friction surface formed as a surface of a body of revolution generated by a curve which is neither a circular arc centered on its axis of revolution nor a straight line with concave friction surface, e.g. a hollow toroid surface with two members B having hollow toroid surfaces opposite to each other, the member or members A being adjustably mounted between the surfaces

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CA002312984A 1997-12-24 1998-12-14 Drive mechanism for infinitely-variable-transmission Expired - Fee Related CA2312984C (en)

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GBGB9727295.9A GB9727295D0 (en) 1997-12-24 1997-12-24 Improvements in or relating to steplessly-variable-ratio transmission apparatus
GB9727295.9 1997-12-24
PCT/GB1998/003734 WO1999034133A1 (en) 1997-12-24 1998-12-14 Drive mechanism for infinitely-variable-transmission

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CA2312984C true CA2312984C (en) 2007-04-17

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EP (1) EP1042623B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP4372997B2 (enExample)
KR (1) KR100604701B1 (enExample)
CN (1) CN1157546C (enExample)
AU (1) AU1499299A (enExample)
CA (1) CA2312984C (enExample)
DE (1) DE69804139T2 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2170540T3 (enExample)
GB (1) GB9727295D0 (enExample)
RU (1) RU2213281C2 (enExample)
WO (1) WO1999034133A1 (enExample)
ZA (1) ZA9811719B (enExample)

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US6312356B1 (en) 2001-11-06
AU1499299A (en) 1999-07-19
KR100604701B1 (ko) 2006-07-28
WO1999034133A1 (en) 1999-07-08
JP2002500325A (ja) 2002-01-08
DE69804139D1 (de) 2002-04-11
DE69804139T2 (de) 2002-08-01
ZA9811719B (en) 2000-06-27
EP1042623A1 (en) 2000-10-11
JP4372997B2 (ja) 2009-11-25
RU2213281C2 (ru) 2003-09-27
GB9727295D0 (en) 1998-02-25
EP1042623B1 (en) 2002-03-06
CN1157546C (zh) 2004-07-14
CN1283258A (zh) 2001-02-07
KR20010033566A (ko) 2001-04-25
ES2170540T3 (es) 2002-08-01

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