CA2443808A1 - Continuously variable transmission - Google Patents

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CA2443808A1
CA2443808A1 CA002443808A CA2443808A CA2443808A1 CA 2443808 A1 CA2443808 A1 CA 2443808A1 CA 002443808 A CA002443808 A CA 002443808A CA 2443808 A CA2443808 A CA 2443808A CA 2443808 A1 CA2443808 A1 CA 2443808A1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H15/00Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by friction between rotary members
    • F16H15/48Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by friction between rotary members with members having orbital motion
    • F16H15/50Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios
    • F16H15/52Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of another member
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H15/00Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by friction between rotary members
    • F16H15/02Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by friction between rotary members without members having orbital motion
    • F16H15/04Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62MRIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
    • B62M11/00Transmissions characterised by the use of interengaging toothed wheels or frictionally-engaging wheels
    • B62M11/04Transmissions characterised by the use of interengaging toothed wheels or frictionally-engaging wheels of changeable ratio
    • B62M11/12Transmissions characterised by the use of interengaging toothed wheels or frictionally-engaging wheels of changeable ratio with frictionally-engaging wheels
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H15/00Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by friction between rotary members
    • F16H15/02Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by friction between rotary members without members having orbital motion
    • F16H15/04Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios
    • F16H15/06Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member A of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of a member B
    • F16H15/26Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member A of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of a member B in which the member B has a spherical friction surface centered on its axis of revolution
    • F16H15/28Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member A of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of a member B in which the member B has a spherical friction surface centered on its axis of revolution with external friction surface
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H61/00Control functions within control units of change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion ; Control of exclusively fluid gearing, friction gearing, gearings with endless flexible members or other particular types of gearing
    • F16H61/66Control functions within control units of change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion ; Control of exclusively fluid gearing, friction gearing, gearings with endless flexible members or other particular types of gearing specially adapted for continuously variable gearings
    • F16H61/664Friction gearings
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H61/00Control functions within control units of change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion ; Control of exclusively fluid gearing, friction gearing, gearings with endless flexible members or other particular types of gearing
    • F16H61/66Control functions within control units of change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion ; Control of exclusively fluid gearing, friction gearing, gearings with endless flexible members or other particular types of gearing specially adapted for continuously variable gearings
    • F16H61/664Friction gearings
    • F16H61/6649Friction gearings characterised by the means for controlling the torque transmitting capability of the gearing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16HGEARING
    • F16H63/00Control outputs from the control unit to change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion or to other devices than the final output mechanism
    • F16H63/02Final output mechanisms therefor; Actuating means for the final output mechanisms
    • F16H63/04Final output mechanisms therefor; Actuating means for the final output mechanisms a single final output mechanism being moved by a single final actuating mechanism
    • F16H63/06Final output mechanisms therefor; Actuating means for the final output mechanisms a single final output mechanism being moved by a single final actuating mechanism the final output mechanism having an indefinite number of positions
    • F16H63/067Final output mechanisms therefor; Actuating means for the final output mechanisms a single final output mechanism being moved by a single final actuating mechanism the final output mechanism having an indefinite number of positions mechanical actuating means

Abstract

A continuously variable transmission is disclosed for use in rotationally or linearly powered machines and vehicles. The transmission provides a simple manual shifting method for the user. Further, the practical commercializatio n of traction roller transmissions requires improvements in the reliability, ease of shifting, function and simplicity of the transmission. The present invention includes a continuously variable transmission that may be employed in connection with any type of machine that is in need of a transmission. Fo r example, the transmission may be used in (i) a motorized vehicle such as an automobile, motorcycle, or watercraft, (ii) a non-motorized vehicle such as a bicycle, tricycle, scooter, exercise equipment or (iii) industrial equipment , such as a drill press, power generating equipment, or textile mill.

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1. A continuously variable transmission having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
a plurality of speed adjusters, each having a tiltable axis of rotation, and each speed adjuster located radially outward from the longitudinal axis;
a drive disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a first point on each of the speed adjusters and having a first side facing the speed adjusters and a second side facing away from the speed adjusters;
a driven disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a second point on each of the speed adjusters;
a generally cylindrical support member annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a third point on each speed adjuster;
a bearing disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and adapted to provide rotational force to the drive disk;
at least two axial force generators, the axial force generators located between the drive disk and the bearing disk, each axial force generator configured to apply a component of an axial force to the drive disk, thereby improving the contact of the drive disk and the speed adjusters;
and a plurality of central ramps comprising a set of central drive shaft ramps and a set of central screw ramps and providing torque to at least one of the at least two axial force generators.
2. The transmission of Claim 1, wherein the axial farce component produced by each of the at least two axial force generators varies as the transmission is shifted.
3. The transmission of Claim 1, wherein the axial force is larger in a set of low transmission ratios than in a set of high transmission ratios for a corresponding change in transmission ratio.
4. The transmission of Claim 1, wherein the at least two axial force generators share production of the axial force to the drive disk.
5. The transmission of Claim 1, wherein the at least two axial force generators produce axial force separately, and wherein one of the at least two axial force generators produces substantially all of the axial force applied to the drive disk in a high transmission ratio, and a second of the at least two axial force generators produces substantially all of the axial force applied to the drive disk in a low transmission ratio.
6. The transmission of Claim 1, wherein one of the at least two axial force generators comprises a nut attached to an inner bore of the drive disk and a screw, which is generally cylindrical and positioned coaxial with and about the longitudinal axis, for engaging the nut.
7. The transmission of Claim 6, wherein the screw has a set of outer threads adapted to engage with a set of inner threads in the nut in a manner allowing for axial movement of the screw and the nut with respect to one another without rotation.
8. The transmission of Claim 6, wherein the screw has a face that faces the speed adjusters and has an annular bearing race thereon adapted to receive thrust from a thrust bearing to bias the screw in a direction away from the speed adjusters.
9. The transmission of Claim 6, wherein the screw and the nut produce substantially all of the axial force to the drive disk in a high transmission ratio.
10. The transmission of Claim 7, wherein the set of central ramps contacts the screw to allow the screw to produce an axial force that is applied to the drive disk.
11. The transmission of Claim 10, wherein the central ramps alt have the same angle.
12. The transmission of Claim 10, wherein the axial force produced by the set of central ramps is transferred to the drive disk by the screw and the nut.
13. The transmission of Claim 10, further comprising a tension member positioned between the set of central drive shaft ramps and the set of central screw ramps adapted to maintain engagement of the central drive shaft ramps and the central screw ramps.
14. The transmission of Claim 1, wherein one of the at least two axial force generators is a set of perimeter ramps attached to the bearing disk adapted to produce an axial force that is transferred to the drive disk.
15. The transmission of Claim 14, further comprising a set of generally annular ramp bearings contacting the perimeter ramps and positioned between the bearing disk and the drive disk, wherein the set of annular bearings is adapted to transfer an axial force to the drive disk.
16. The transmission of Claim 15, wherein the perimeter ramps produce substantially all of the axial force to the drive disk in a low transmission ratio.
17. A continuously variable transmission having a longitudinal axis, comprising;
a plurality of speed adjusters, each having a tiltable axis of rotation and located radially outward from the longitudinal axis;
a drive disk annuiarly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a first point on each of the speed adjusters and having a first side facing the speed adjusters and a second side facing away from the speed adjusters;
a driven disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a second point on each of the speed adjusters;
a generally cylindrical support member annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a third point on each speed adjuster;

a bearing disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and adapted to provide rotational force to the drive disk;

a plurality of central ramps comprising a set of central drive shaft ramps and a set of central screw ramps and in contact with a screw and adapted to assist the screw to transmit axial and rotational force to the drive disk; and a disengagement mechanism positioned between the bearing disk and the drive disk and adapted to disengage the drive disk from the speed adjusters.
18. The transmission of Claim 17, wherein the disengagement mechanism includes at least one toothed wheel and at least one pawl that is adapted to prevent the drive disk from rotating onto the speed adjusters until an input force is applied to the transmission.
19. The transmission of Claim 18, wherein the disengagement mechanism includes at least two pawls.
20. The transmission of Claim 17, wherein the disengagement mechanism includes a nut attached to an inner bore of the drive disk and a screw, which is generally cylindrical and positioned coaxial with and about the longitudinal axis, for engaging the nut, wherein the disk drive rotates the nut to engage the screw and thereby uncouple the disk drive from the speed adjusters.
21. The transmission of Claim 17, wherein the disengagement mechanism includes a preloader having first and second ends and positioned coaxially around the longitudinal axis of the transmission, and wherein the first end of the preloader supports at least one toothed wheel and engages the bearing cage and is adapted to rotate about the longitudinal axis at a different rotational speed than the second end of the preloader, which second end supports at least one pawl, thereby allowing relative motion between the at least one pawl and the at least one toothed wheel allowing engagement thereof, which is adapted to prevent the drive disk from engaging the speed adjusters until an input force is applied to the transmission.
22. The transmission of Claim 21, wherein the preloader provides a clamping force to a component to which it is rigidly attached.
23. The transmission of Claim 22, wherein the preloader has a cross section profile on its inside diameter that provides radial stability.
24. The transmission of Claim 23, wherein the preloader cross section is generally in the shape of a rectangle.
25. The transmission of Claim 21, wherein the disengagement mechanism includes a nut attached to an inner bore of the drive disk and a screw, which is generally cylindrical and positioned coaxial with and about the longitudinal axis, for engaging the nut, wherein the disk drive rotates the nut via the central ramps to engage the screw and thereby uncouple the disk drive from the speed adjusters.
26. The transmission of Claim 17, further comprising a coiled spring adapted to engage the drive disk with the speed adjusters upon supply of an input rotation into the transmission.
27. The transmission of Claim 25, wherein the screw and nut have left hand threads with respect to clockwise rotation of the transmission, from a relative perspective from the bearing disk facing toward the speed adjusters.
28. The transmission of Claim 25, wherein the screw and nut have right hand threads with respect to clockwise rotation of the transmission, from a relative perspective from the bearing disk facing toward the speed adjusters.
29. The transmission of Claim 25, wherein the screw is adapted to apply an axial force to the drive disk.
30. The transmission of Claim 17, wherein resumed rotation of the transmission causes the nut to rotate relative to the screw and thereby force the drive disk to contact the speed adjusters.
31. A continuously variable transmission having a longitudinal axis, comprising;
a plurality of speed adjusters, each having a tiltable axis of rotation, and each speed adjuster located radially outward from the longitudinal axis;
a drive disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a first point on each of the speed adjusters and having a first side facing the speed adjusters and a second side facing away from the speed adjusters;
a driven disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a second point on the speed adjusters;
a bearing disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and adapted to transfer rotational force to the drive disk;
a support member annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis contacting a third point on the speed adjusters and adapted to movc toward the slower rotating of the drive disk and the driven disk:
a bearing disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and adapted to provide rotational force to the drive disk;
at least two axial force generators, the axial force generators located between the drive disk and the bearing disk, each axial force generator configured to apply a component of an axial force to the drive disk, thereby improving the contact of the drive disk and the speed adjusters;
and a plurality of central ramps comprising a set of central drive shaft ramps and a set of central screw ramps and providing torque to at least one of the at least two axial force generators.
32. The transmission of Claim 31, wherein the drive disk has a plurality of radial spokes disposed between a center of the drive disk and a perimeter of the drive disk.
33. The transmission of Claim 31, wherein the support member is adapted to pull towards a substantially high transmission ratio when it is located near a side of the speed adjusters that faces the drive disk.
34. The transmission of Claim 31, wherein the support member is adapted to pull towards a relatively low transmission ratio when it is closer to a side of the speed adjusters that faces the output disk.
35. The transmission of Claim 31, wherein the support member is adapted to pull towards a relatively low transmission ratio when the transmission passes a 1:1 transmission ratio towards low.
36. The transmission of Claim 31, wherein the support member is adapted to pull towards a relatively high transmission ratio when the transmission passes a 1:1 transmission ratio towards high.
37. A continuously variable transmission having a longitudinal axis, comprising;
a plurality of speed adjusters, each having a tiltable axis of rotation, and each speed adjuster located radially outward from the longitudinal axis;
a drive disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a first point on each of the speed adjusters and having a first side facing the speed adjusters and a second side facing away from the speed adjusters;
a driven disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a second point on each of the speed adjusters;
a support member annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis contacting a third point on the speed adjusters;
a bearing disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis adapted to transfer rotational force to the drive disk;
at least two axial force generators, the axial force generators located between the drive disk and the bearing disk, each axial force generator configured to apply a component of an axial force to the drive disk, thereby improving the contact of the drive disk and the speed adjusters;
and a plurality of central ramps comprising a set of central drive shaft ramps and a set of central screw ramps and providing torque to at least one of the at least two axial force generators;
and a linkage subassembly having a hook and a latch adapted to engage the drive disk and the bearing disk.
38. The transmission of Claim 37, wherein the latch is adapted to provide for limited radial movement of the hook, with respect to the longitudinal axis, when there is relative movement between the drive disk and the bearing disk.
39. The transmission of Claim 37, wherein the hook is attached to the bearing disk and the latch is attached to the drive disk.
40. The transmission of Claim 37, wherein a linkage supporting the hook has at least one hinge.
41. The transmission of Claim 37, wherein the hook and latch engage and restrict relative movement between the bearing disk and the drive disk.
42. A continuously variable transmission having a longitudinal axis, comprising;
a plurality of spherical speed adjusters, each having a tiltable axis of rotation and a bore through its center, and each speed adjuster located radially outward from the longitudinal axis;
a plurality of generally cylindrical spindles having two ends, wherein one spindle is positioned in the bore of each speed adjuster;
a plurality of spindle supports having a platform end and spindle end, wherein two spindle supports are provided for each spindle, and wherein the spindle end of each spindle support is operably engaged with one of the two ends of one of the plurality of spindles;
a plurality of stationary support wheels, wherein at least one stationary support wheel is rotatably attached to the spindle end of each spindle support;
a drive disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a first point on each of the speed adjusters and having a first side facing the speed adjusters and a second side facing away from the speed adjusters;
a driven disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a second point on each of the speed adjusters;
a bearing disk annuiarly rotatable about the longitudinal axis adapted to transfer rotational force to the drive disk;
at least two axial force generators, the axial force generators located between the drive disk and the bearing disk, each axial force generator configured to apply a component of an axial force to the drive disk, thereby improving the contact of the drive disk and the speed adjusters;
and a plurality of central ramps comprising a set of central drive shaft ramps and a set of central screw ramps and providing torque to at least one of the at least two axial force generators;
a generally cylindrical support member annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a third point on each speed adjuster; and annular first and second stationary supports each having a first side facing the speed adjusters and a second side facing away from the speed adjusters, each of the first and second stationary supports also having a concave surface on the first side, and wherein the first stationary support is located adjacent to the drive disk and the second stationary support is located adjacent to the driven disk.
43. The transmission of Claim 42, wherein the concave surfaces of the first and second stationary supports are concentric with the centers of all of the speed adjusters and the ends of the spindles are guided along the concave surfaces by the stationary support wheels as the transmission is shifted.
44. The transmission of Claim 42, further comprising a face positioned radially inward from the concave surface of each stationary support, wherein the face is configured to limit the radial movement of the ends of the spindles thereby limiting the transmission ratio of the transmission.
45. The transmission of Claim 42, wherein both of the stationary supports further comprise a plurality of radial grooves, the radial grooves corresponding to the radial travel paths of the ends of each spindle, wherein the end of each of the spindles extends past the spindle support and into an associated groove, and wherein each stationary support wheel rollingly engages a corresponding concave surface adjacent to a corresponding groove.
46. The transmission of Claim 42, further comprising a plurality of spindle rollers, wherein each of the spindle rollers is positioned coaxially over the end of one of the spindles that extends beyond the spindle support, and wherein the spindle rollers rollingly engage with the grooves to guide the spindles as the transmission is shifted.
47. The transmission of Claim 46, wherein each of the grooves further comprises first and second vertical sides, wherein each of the plurality of spindle rollers that is configured to rollingly engage an associated groove of the first stationary support engages the first vertical side of the grooves in relatively high transmission ratios, and engages the second vertical side of the groove in relatively low transmission ratios.
48. The transmission of Claim 46, each of the grooves further comprising first and second vertical sides, wherein each of the plurality of spindle rollers that is configured to rollingly engage an associated groove of the second stationary support engages the second vertical side of the associated groove in relatively high transmission ratios, and engages the first vertical side of the associated groove in relatively low transmission ratios.
49. The transmission of Claim 42, further comprising a plurality of spacers having a longitudinal axis and two ends, wherein the spacers are adapted to interconnect the stationary supports thereby maintaining an orientation of the first stationary support with respect to the second stationary support.
50. The transmission of Claim 49, further comprising a plurality of holes in each of the stationary supports, wherein each of the holes is adapted to accept insertion of the one of the two ends of one of the spacers.
51. The transmission of Claim 50, wherein the holes are substantially curved and each of the ends of each spacer is adapted to be inserted into a corresponding one of the holes.
52. The transmission of Claim 49, wherein each of the spacers is positioned such that the axis of each spacer is equidistant from the axes of rotation of at least two of the speed adjusters.
53. The transmission of Claim 42, further comprising;
a plurality of platform wheels rotatably attached to the platform end of the spindle supports;
first and second platforms, which are generally annular disks coaxial with the longitudinal axis and positioned on either side of the support member, and each platform having a platform side facing away from the support member, wherein the platforms each have a convex surface on their platform side , and wherein each of the platform wheels is configured to rollingly engage one of the convex surfaces such that axial movement of the platforms causes a shift of the transmission.
54. The transmission of Claim 53, wherein each of the platform wheels is affixed to the platform end of one of the plurality of spindle supports in a slot formed in the platform end of the spindle support that is adapted to house a platform wheel.
55. The transmission of Claim 42, wherein each spindle support has at least three holes formed therethrough such that each spindle support is adapted to support one of the spindles, at least one of the stationary support wheels and one of the platform wheels.
56. A continuously variable transmission having a longitudinal axis, comprising;
a plurality of spherical speed adjusters, each having a tiltable axis of rotation and a bore through its center, and each speed adjuster located radially outward from the longitudinal axis;
a plurality of generally cylindrical spindles having two ends, wherein one spindle is positioned in the bore of each speed adjuster;
a plurality of spindle supports having a platform end and a spindle end, wherein two spindle supports are provided for each spindle, and wherein the spindle end of each spindle support is operably engaged with one of the two ends of one of the plurality of spindles;
a plurality of stationary support wheels, wherein at least one stationary support wheel is rotatably attached to the spindle end of each spindle support;

a drive disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a first point on each of the speed adjusters and having a first side facing the speed adjusters and a second side facing away from the speed adjusters;

a driven disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a second point on each of the speed adjusters;

a generally cylindrical support member annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a third point on each speed adjuster;

a bearing disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and adapted to transfer rotational force to the drive disk;

a set of central ramps comprising a set of central drive shaft ramps and a set of central screw ramps and adapted to cooperate with at least two axial force generators to transmit axial and rotational force to the drive disk;

a first stationary support having a first side facing the speed adjusters and a second side that faces away from the speed adjusters and having a concave surface on the first side;
a second stationary support having a first side facing the speed adjusters and a second side that faces away from the speed adjusters and having a concave surface on the first side, and;
a coiled spring positioned between the bearing disk and the drive disk adapted to engage the drive disk with the speed adjusters upon supply of an input rotation into the transmission.
57. The transmission of Claim 56, wherein the coiled spring has a cross section wherein a radial length of the coiled spring is greater than an axial thickness of the coiled spring.
58. The transmission of Claim 56, wherein the coiled spring has a cross section that is substantially rectangular.
59. The transmission of Claim 56, further comprising:
a generally tubular split shaft coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the transmission and having a threaded end;
a rod having first and second ends and located coaxially within the split shaft;
a worm screw attached to the fast end of the rod and having a set of external threads;
a sleeve, for changing a transmission ratio of the transmission, having a set of internal threads that fit around and engage the external threads of the worm screw; and a shifting tube that engages the second end of the rod and has a set of internal threads that fit over and engage the threaded end of the split shaft, wherein a rotation of the shifting tube causes an axial movement of the sleeve and a corresponding change in the transmission ratio.
60. The transmission of Claim 59, further comprising a worm spring adapted to bias the rotation of the rod
61. The transmission of Claim 60, wherein the worm spring comprises:
a conical spring having a first end and a second end, wherein the worm spring fits coaxially over the longitudinal axis of the transmission and is attached at the first end to the rod and is attached at the second end to a stationary object.
62. The transmission of Claim 59, further comprising a remote shifter, comprising:
a rotatable handlegrip;
a tether having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is engaged with the handlegrip and the second end is engaged with the shifting tube, and wherein the handlegrip is adapted to apply a tension to the tether, and wherein the tether is adapted to actuate a rotation of the shifting tube upon application of a tension.
63. A continuously variable transmission having a longitudinal axis, comprising;
a plurality of speed adjusters, each having a tiltable axis of rotation, and each speed adjuster located radially outward from the longitudinal axis;
a drive disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a first point on each of the speed adjusters and having a first side facing the speed adjusters and a second side facing away from the speed adjusters;
a driven disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a second point on each of the speed adj asters;
a generally cylindrical support member annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a third point on each speed adjuster;
a bearing disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and adapted to transfer rotational force to the drive disk;
at least two axial force ge~~erators, the axial force generators located between the drive disk.and the bearing disk, wherein each axial force generator is adapted to apply an axial force to the drive disk;
a plurality of central ramps comprising a set of central drive shaft ramps and a set of central screw ramps and operably connected to at least one of the axial force generators; and a generally cylindrical drive shaft having an outer diameter surface, wherein the drive shaft is operably configured to transfer torque to the drive disk.
64. The transmission of Claim 63, wherein the outer surface of the drive shaft has longitudinal splines attached to a portion thereof.
65. The transmission of Claim 63, further comprising:

a generally tubular screw, coaxial with the longitudinal axis, that has a threaded outer surface, and having a first end facing the speed adjusters that has a bearing race on an inner diameter thereof; and an annular bearing positioned in operable contact and coaxial with the race on the first end of the screw and located axially adjacent to the first end of the screw.
66. The transmission of Claim 65, wherein the bearing is adapted for axial movement.
67. The transmission of Claim 65, wherein the screw has an inner diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the drive shaft and fits around the drive shaft such that the bearing provides support to the screw and the drive shaft.
68. The transmission of Claim 65, wherein the screw is capable of rotating relative to the drive shaft.
69. The transmission of Claim 65, further comprising a longitudinally grooved inner surface on the screw, and wherein the splines of the drive shaft are adapted to engage die grooves and thereby rotate the grooved screw.
70. A continuously variable transmission having a longitudinal axis, comprising;
a plurality of speed adjusters, each having a tiltable axis of rotation, and each speed adjuster located radially outward from the longitudinal axis;
a drive disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and contacting a first point on each of the speed adjusters;
a support member annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis and positioned axially between the speed adjusters;
a bearing disk annularly rotatable about the longitudinal axis;
a set of annular bearings located between the drive disk and the bearing disk that transmit rotational and axial force from the bearing disk to the drive disk and axe held in an annular and radial orientation by a bearing cage;
a plurality of central ramps comprising a set of central drive shaft ramps and a set of central screw ramps and adapted to provide torque to a central portion of the drive disk through a central screw; and disengagement mechanism positioned between the bearing disk and the drive disk adapted to disconnect the drive disk from the speed adjusters, the disengagement mechanism comprising;
at least one toothed wheel;
at least one pawl adapted to engage the at least one toothed wheel;

at least one lever adapted to engage the at least one pawl with the at least one toothed wheel; and a preloader, having first and second ends, that is a resilient clamping support for the at least one toothed wheel and at least one pawl, wherein the preloader is positioned coaxially around the longitudinal axis of the transmission, and wherein the first end of the preloader supports at least one of the at least one toothed wheels, engages the bearing cage and is adapted to rotate about the longitudinal axis at a different rotational speed than the second end of the preloader, which second end supports at least one of the at least one pawl, thereby allowing relative motion between the at least one of the at least one pawl and the at least one of the at least one toothed wheel allowing engagement thereof, which prevents the drive disk from engaging the speed adjusters until an input force is applied to the transmission.
71. The transmission of Claim 70, further comprising two pawls and two toothed wheels.
72. The transmission of Claim 70, wherein the at least one lever rotates about an axis defined by the first end of the preloader.
73. The transmission of Claim 70, further comprising a second lever, the second lever rotating about an axis defined by the second end of the preloader.
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