FRICTION TORE RING-TYPE VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC F16H15/38 

FIELD: machine engineering, namely variable speed drives with continuously changing relation of revolution number of driven and driving shafts.

SUBSTANCE: friction tore ring type variable speed drive includes driving and driven discs made of set of rings 2, 3 forming together toroidal surface and joined with driving and driven shafts 1, 4 through tie rods 12, 16 at spring-loaded gap outside aid tie rods. Rings 2, 3 may move one relative to other and relative to driving and driven shafts along splines in parallel to main axis of variable speed drive. Ball 10 is used as frictional intermediate member between them; said ball transmits rotation of rings of driving disc to rings of driven disc and it rotates in holder 5 in direction set by means of rings and around main axis of variable speed drive. Actuating mechanism successively forces mutually opposite rings of driving and driven discs for providing their friction contact. Monitoring and control mechanism includes control gear wheel 8 working in pair with ring-like gear wheel 7 secured to holder 5; flat coiled spring whose one end is joined with housing and whose other end is joined with holder 5 or with control gear wheel 8.

EFFECT: improved design, simplified process for monitoring and controlling gear ratio.

5 cl, 7 dwg