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

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: drive wheel 3 and driven wheel 4 are mounted on coaxial input shaft 1 and output shaft 2 respectively; these wheels are through into engageable with main satellites 7 and 8 fitted on radial axles 6 of carrier 5 where additional satellites 9 and are thrown into engagement with fixed bearing wheel 11 secured in transmission housing 10; auxiliary satellites 13 are thrown into engageable with movable bearing wheel 12 fitted on input shaft. Satellites are provided with sturdy rims and may be rigidly coaxially linked with additional inertial weights in form of flywheels 14. Carrier 5 with radial axles is arranged for free rotation on input or output shaft. EFFECT: extended range of automatic infinitely variable change in gear ratio between input and output shafts depending on load on output shaft and frequency of its rotation. 9 cl, 2 dwg