AUTOMATIC INFINITELY VARIABLE MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC F16H33/14 

FIELD: transport engineering; machine-tool industry.

SUBSTANCE: mounted on coaxial drive shaft 5 and driven shaft 6 are drive bevel gear wheel 3 and driven bevel gear 4, respectively which are thrown into engagement with main satellites 7 and 8 provided with sturdy rims and mounted for free rotation on shaft 2 of flywheel 12. Additional satellite secured on one end of shaft 2 is thrown into engagement with taper sun wheel 10 secured in transmission body 9. Carrier 1 located between wheels 3 and 4 ensures free rotation of carrier 1; it is made in form of frame body where inertial weight in form of flywheel 12 secured on shaft 2 is located. Center of mass of flywheel 12 coincides with 0-0 axis of transmission. During rotation of flywheel and main satellites at forced change of directions of their torque vectors, braking force torque arises which reacts against rotation of flywheel shaft 2 around 0-0 axis of transmission, thus ensuring transmission of torque and rotation from drive shaft to driven one at automatic smooth change of ratio depending on load applied to driven shaft.

EFFECT: reduction of dynamic loads on transmission components.

8 cl, 1 dwg