Stepless change speed transmission with adjustable throw crank mechanism

Claim 1

A TORQUE TRANSMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING, A DRIVING SHAFT, A DRIVEN SHAFT COAXIAL THEREWITH, AT LEAST ONE ROCKING SHAFT PARALLEL TO SAID DRIVING AND DRIVEN SHAFTS, A VARIABLE ECCENTRIC THROW COMPRISING A CRANKSHAFT, AN INNER CRANKSHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID CRANKSHAFT WITH THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID CRANKSHAFT BEING PARALLEL AND ECCENTRIC TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID INNER CRANKSHAFT, A CRANK PIN AFFIXED TO SAID INNER CRANKSHAFT, THE CENTER OF ROTATION OF SAID CRANK PIN BEING ECCENTRIC TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID INNER CRANKSHAFT, AND AN ECCENTRIC THROW-ADJUSTING MEMBER LOOSELY MOUNTED IN OPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID CRANKSHAFT AND MOVABLE IN THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF AND IN A DIRECTION THE SAME AS THE DIRECTION OF THE AXIS OF SAID CRANKSHAFT, SAID INNER CRANKSHAFT HAVING AT LEAST ONE GUIDING GROOVE THEREIN, A PROJECTION ON SAID THROW-ADJUSTING MEMBER ENGAGED IN SAID GUIDING GROOVE, SAID INNER CRANKSHAFT BEING RECIPROCALLY ROTATABLE THROUGH AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 180 DEGREES WITHIN SAID CRANKSHAFT BY THE MOVEMENT OF SAID ECCENTRIC THROW-ADJUSTING MEMBER IN THE AXIAL DIRECTION OF SAID CRANKSHAFT, MOVING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ECCENTRIC THROW-ADJUSTING MEMBER FOR MOVING IT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE AXIS OF SAID CRANKSHAFT, A HOUSING IN WHICH SAID DRIVING SHAFT, SAID DRIVEN SHAFT AND SAID ROCKING SHAFT ARE ROTATABLY MOUNTED, SAID CRANKSHAFT BEING MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING PARALLEL TO SAID DRIVING AND DRIVEN SHAFT, A SUN GEAR MOUNTED ON SAID DRIVING SHAFT, A GEAR MESHING WITH SAID SUN GEAR AND MOUNTED ON SAID CRANKSHAFT, A ROCKING PIN MOUNTED ON SAID ROCKING SHAFT, A LINK CONNECTING SAID ROCKING PIN TO SAID CRANK PIN SO THAT SAID ROCKING SHAFT ROCKS WHEN SAID CRANKSHAFT ROTATES, AND ON-WAY CLUTCH MEANS COUPLING SAID ROCKING SHAFT TO SAID DRIVEN SHAFT FOR TRANSMITTING TORQUE TO SAID DRIVEN SHAFT ONLY WHEN SAID ROCKING SHAFT IS ROTATING IN ONE DIRECTION.