Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Split power infinitely variable transmission architecture incorporating a planetary type ball variator with low part count
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Application No.: US14517374Application Date: 2014-10-17
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Publication No.: US09651127B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Brian Schoolcraft
- Applicant: Allison Transmission, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Assignee: Allison Transmission, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Allison Transmission, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Main IPC: F16H37/08
- IPC: F16H37/08 ; F16H37/02 ; F16H3/66

Abstract:
A transmission includes a housing, an input shaft, an output shaft, a first gearset, a second gearset, a variable-ratio unit, a first torque transmitting mechanism, and a bypass torque transmitting mechanism. The first gearset is arranged between the input shaft and the output shaft, and the second gearset is coupled to the first gearset between the input shaft and the output shaft. The variable-ratio unit is configured to transmit power between (i) a first member coupled to the input shaft and the first gearset and (ii) a second member coupled to the first gearset. The first torque transmitting mechanism is selectively engageable to couple the second gearset to the housing. The bypass torque transmitting mechanism is selectively engageable to couple the first member to the second member to bypass the variable-ratio unit.
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