AUTOMATIC STEPLESS GEARING Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: driving 3 and driven 4 center wheels are mounted on the driving 1 and driven 2 coaxial shafts and are separately brought into engagement with basic intermediate wheels 6,8 made of a unit and placed on radial axles 6 of carrier 5. Auxiliary satellite 9 and additional satellite 13 intermediate wheels are mounted for mutually independent rotation on the radial axes. The auxiliary intermediate wheels are engaged with fixed supporting wheel 11 mounted inside housing 10 of the gearing. The additional intermediate wheels are engaged with movable supporting wheel 12 mounted on the driving shaft. The carrier and its radial axles are mounted for free rotation on the driving or driven shaft. The intermediate wheels have massive rims and, as a special case, are coaxially connected to flywheels 14. The driving and driven center wheels are placed on one side of carrier 5. EFFECT: expanded range of automatic stepless control of the power value of train between the driving and driven shafts in dependence on the load and rotation speed of the driven shaft. 7 cl, 2 dwg