Continuously variable transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11624427-B2
Application number	US-201916725298-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2019
Priority date	Dec 23, 2019
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

A spider is screwed to a drive shaft, includes a first screw that advances in one direction of an axial direction of the drive shaft when the spider rotates relative to the drive shaft in one direction of a circumferential direction, and is fastened to the drive shaft by the first screw. A nut is screwed to the drive shaft, includes a second screw that advances in the other direction of the axial direction of the drive shaft when the nut rotates relative to the drive shaft in one direction of the circumferential direction, and is fastened to the drive shaft by the second screw.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A continuously variable transmission comprising:
a drive shaft that is driven to be rotated by driving a drive source;
a drive pulley that includes a fixed sheave which is attached to the drive shaft and is fixed to the drive shaft in an axial direction and a circumferential direction and a movable sheave which is fixed to the drive shaft in the circumferential direction and is relatively movable in the axial direction;
a driven shaft that is driven according to rotation of the drive shaft;
a driven pulley that is attached to the driven shaft;
a belt that is wound between the drive pulley and the driven pulley; and
a drive-pulley thrust generating mechanism that moves the movable sheave relative to the drive shaft on the drive shaft,
wherein the drive-pulley thrust generating mechanism includes a centrifugal weight that is rotatable relative to the movable sheave according to centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the drive shaft, a spider that includes an abutting portion on which the centrifugal weight abuts, is fixed to the drive shaft in the axial direction and the circumferential direction through screwing, and moves the movable sheave relative to the drive shaft in the axial direction according to rotation of the centrifugal weight, and a nut that is disposed adjacent to the spider in the axial direction at a position on a side on which the screwing of the spider is loosened, and is fixed to the drive shaft in the axial direction and the circumferential direction through screwing,
the spider is screwed to the drive shaft, includes a first screw that advances in one direction of the axial direction of the drive shaft when the spider rotates relative to the drive shaft in one direction of the circumferential direction, and is fastened to the drive shaft by the first screw,
the nut is screwed to the drive shaft, includes a second screw that advances in the other direction of the axial direction of the drive shaft when the nut rotates relative to the drive shaft in the one direction of the circumferential direction, and is fastened to the drive shaft by the second screw, and
the nut is disposed at a position that is, in the axial direction of the drive shaft, closer to the centrifugal weight than a farthest part of the spider from the centrifugal weight.

2. The continuously variable transmission according to claim 1 , wherein
the spider includes, at its inner part as seen in a radial direction of the drive shaft, a recess that is recessed toward the centrifugal weight in the axial direction of the drive shaft, and
the nut is accommodated in the recess.

3. A continuously variable transmission comprising:
a drive shaft that is driven to be rotated by driving a drive source;
a drive pulley that includes a fixed sheave which is attached to the drive shaft and is fixed to the drive shaft in an axial direction and a circumferential direction and a movable sheave which is fixed to the drive shaft in the circumferential direction and is relatively movable in the axial direction;
a driven shaft that is driven according to rotation of the drive shaft;
a driven pulley that is attached to the driven shaft;
a belt that is wound between the drive pulley and the driven pulley; and
a drive-pulley thrust generating mechanism that moves the movable sheave relative to the drive shaft on the drive shaft,
wherein the drive-pulley thrust generating mechanism includes a centrifugal weight that is rotatable relative to the movable sheave according to centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the drive shaft, a spider that includes an abutting portion on which the centrifugal weight abuts, is fixed to the drive shaft in the axial direction and the circumferential direction through screwing, and moves the movable sheave relative to the drive shaft in the axial direction according to rotation of the centrifugal weight, and a retaining member that is disposed adjacent to the spider in the axial direction at a position on a side on which the screwing of the spider is loosened, and is fixed to the drive shaft in the axial direction and the circumferential direction, and
the retaining member is disposed at a position that is, in the axial direction of the drive shaft, closer to the centrifugal weight than a farthest part of the spider from the centrifugal weight.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Motors Ltd

Inventors

• Itoo Seiji
• Kuji Yasuhiro
• Ozawa Shouji
• Oda Kaoru
• Fujino Ryosuke
• Takeuchi Hisashi
• Hidaka Manabu

Classifications

• F16H55/563 Primary

  actuated by centrifugal masses · CPC title

• F16H9/18

  only one flange of each pulley being adjustable · CPC title

• F16H9/125 Primary

  characterised by means for controlling the geometrical interrelationship of pulleys and the endless flexible member, e.g. belt alignment or position of the resulting axial pulley force in the plane perpendicular to the pulley axis · CPC title

• F16H9/14

  using only one pulley built-up out of adjustable conical parts · CPC title