AUTOMATIC INFINITELY VARIABLE MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: proposed transmission includes input shaft 1 and output shaft 2, main carrier 3 with radial axles 5 on which main satellites 6 and additional satellites 11 are mounted and differential gear mechanism whose first central wheel 10 is mounted on input shaft and end shaft of carrier 13 is hollow; it is intermediate shaft 4 mounted coaxially relative to input shaft 1; main carrier is secured on it. Main satellites are thrown into engagement with fixed bearing wheel 8 secured in housing 7 of transmission. Additional satellites 11 are thrown into engagement with bearing wheel 9 secured on input shaft. Proposed transmission ensures infinitely variable automatic conversion of frequency of rotation of output shaft and magnitude of torque being transmitted depending on load on output shaft. EFFECT: possibility of transmitting the torque within range of frequency of rotation of output shaft from stationary state to maximum which is equal to frequency of rotation of input shaft. 9 cl, 3 dwg