AUTOMATIC INFINITELY VARIABLE MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: automatic infinitely variable mechanical transmission has drive shaft 1, driven shaft 2, overrunning brake and differential gear. Differential gear carrier 3 is secured to drive shaft and secured to its axles 4 are satellite gears 5, 6 meshed with sun wheels 7, 8 of which is driven wheel 7 attached to driven shaft and other wheel 8 is drive wheel of overrunning brake and secured to hollow shaft 9 to which carrier of overrunning brake is attached. Carrier carries satellite gears 11 and additional satellite gears 16 for rotation. All satellite gears are coaxially connected with inertial weights 12 in the form of massive rims of satellites wheels. Satellite gears of overrunning brake are meshed with sun immovable supporting wheel 13 secured to body 14. Additional satellite gears are meshed with movable supporting wheel 15 mounted on driven shaft. Hollow shaft 9 is located coaxially to driven shaft. Transmission and conversion of torque and rotary motion are executed by counteraction to rotation of carrier 10 and connected with it sun drive wheel 8, that is attained with rotation of satellite gears 11 and additional satellite gears relative to central point of crossing of transmission axis line and diametrical line of radial axes of carrier 10. EFFECT: extended range of automatic conversion of torque and increased efficiency of transmission. 9 cl, 2 dwg