Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ratio limiting arrangement
- Patent Title (中): 比例限制布置
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Application No.: US11994405Application Date: 2006-07-05
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Publication No.: US08388484B2Publication Date: 2013-03-05
- Inventor: Stephen William Murray
- Applicant: Stephen William Murray
- Applicant Address: GB Leyland, Lancashire
- Assignee: Torotrak (Development) Limited
- Current Assignee: Torotrak (Development) Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Leyland, Lancashire
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Priority: GB0513721.1 20050705
- International Application: PCT/EP2006/063926 WO 20060705
- International Announcement: WO2007/003657 WO 20070111
- Main IPC: F16H37/02
- IPC: F16H37/02 ; F16H47/04

Abstract:
An arrangement is disclosed for providing an “end-stop” function for a variator in a continuously variable transmission. The variator (8) needs some arrangement for preventing its own drive ratio from going beyond a ratio limit. In accordance with the present invention, this is provided by means of a one-way clutch (22 or 24). The one-way clutch is coupled to both the variators input and its output, and is arranged to engage (lock up) when the variator reaches its ratio limit, so that the variator is prevented from going beyond the limits. The invention is particularly suited to use with transmissions which provide two regimes and a synchronous change between them.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090203486A1 RATIO LIMITING ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2009-08-13
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