Continuously variable transmission device with device for varying the transmission curve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021190195-A1
Application number	US-201716334454-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 19, 2017
Priority date	Sep 21, 2016
Publication date	Jun 24, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A CVT transmission device ( 1 ) comprises a drive pulley ( 4 ) provided with a mobile bushing ( 9 ), a fixed bushing ( 11 ), a cam system ( 95,111; 97,113 ) comprising at least one driven cam portion ( 95 ) of mobile bushing ( 9 ) and a cam portion ( 111 ) of the fixed bushing ( 11 ). The mobile bushing ( 9 ) comprises a main wall ( 91 ) annular with respect to the axis of rotation (X), having an inner surface ( 91 a ) which delimits a housing compartment ( 91 c ) and said driven cam portion ( 95 ) protrudes radially internally from said inner surface ( 91 a ). The drive cam portion ( 111 ) of the fixed bushing ( 11 ) is suitable to penetrate axially in said housing compartment of the mobile bushing ( 9 ).

First claim

1 . A continuously variable transmission device for a motorcycle with two, three, or four wheels, which can be connected to a drive shaft, comprising:
a drive pulley provided with active surfaces for a V-belt, having a mobile bushing bearing one of the active surfaces, the mobile bushing sliding axially under the action of rollers of a speed controller to achieve a gear change between low gear and high gear; a fixed bushing fixable and coaxial to the drive shaft; a cam system operating between the fixed bushing and the mobile bushing configured for transmitting the rotation between the fixed bushing and the mobile bushing and for opposing the movement towards each other of the active surfaces, comprising at least a driven cam portion of the mobile bushing and a drive cam portion of the fixed bushing respectively having a driven cam profile and a drive cam profile; wherein the mobile bushing comprises a main wall, annular with respect to the axis of rotation (X), having an inner surface which delimits a housing compartment and the driven cam portion protrudes radially internally from said inner surface; and wherein the drive cam portion of the fixed bushing is suitable to penetrate axially in the housing compartment of the mobile bushing.

2 . A continuously variable transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile bushing supports a container of the speed controller.

3 . A continuously variable transmission device according to claim 2 , wherein the main wall supports the container ( 14 ).

4 . A continuously variable transmission device according to claim 3 , where the main wall has an outer surface and the mobile bushing comprises at least one axial prominence protruding radially externally from the outer surface, which engages the container to fix it to the mobile bushing.

Assignees

• Piaggio & C Spa

Inventors

• Nesti Paolo
• Mariotti Walter
• Freschi Giacomo

Classifications

• F16H9/125

  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

• F16H55/563 Primary

  actuated by centrifugal masses · CPC title

• F16H55/56 Primary

  of which the bearing parts are relatively axially adjustable · CPC title