US4528870A
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Transmission for vehicles, in particular for automobiles with front wheel drive
Assignee: Bosch Transmission Technology BV
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Filing: 1982-05-04
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Granted: 1985-07-16
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Expires: 2002-05-04
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a transmission for vehicles, in particular for automobiles with front wheel drive, which have a driving motor mounted transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, whose drive shaft drives the primary shaft of an infinitely variable belt drive having a secondary shaft driven in the same direction of rotation by means of a drive belt and mounted coaxially with the drive pinion of a differential gear provided with output shafts. A reversing and reduction gearing, designed as a planetary gearset, is mounted coaxially with the secondary shaft of the belt drive and connected through its input member to the secondary shaft and through its output member to the drive pinion of the differential gearing, while its reactive section is fixed to the casing. As a result, a very compact transmission unit is achieved, having in forward drive position an output rotation in the same direction as the input rotation.
Inventors
- 👤 Petrus H. VAN Deursen
- 👤 Eugen Svab
- 👤 Gerhard Abromeit
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:53
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H37/00; F16H37/02; F16H37/021; F16H37/022; F16H47/00; F16H47/06; F16H47/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
In a front wheel drive vehicle having a driving motor mounted transverse with respect to the vehicle, the driving motor having a drive shaft, an infinitely variable belt drive having a primary shaft and a secondary shaft and a drive belt, the primary shaft being driven by said drive shaft and the secondary shaft being driven in the same direction of rotation by means of the drive belt and mounted coaxially with a drive pinion of a differential gearing with output shafts extending transverse with respect to the vehicle, characterized in that a reduction gear assembly is mounted coaxially with said secondary shaft, said reduction gear assembly including a planetary gear set having a casing, a sun gear meshing with planet gears attached to a planet-gear support which is permanently fixed to the casing and a ring gear meshing with the planet gears, said sun gear being connected to said secondary shaft and said ring gear being connected by means of a rim to a shaft on which the driving pinion of the differential gearing is fixed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
In a front wheel drive vehicle having a driving motor mounted transverse with respect to the vehicle, the driving motor having a drive shaft, an infinitely variable belt drive having a primary shaft and a secondary shaft and a drive belt, the primary shaft being driven by said drive shaft and the secondary shaft being driven in the same direction of rotation by means of the drive belt and mounted coaxially with a drive pinion of a differential gearing with output shafts extending transverse with respect to the vehicle, characterized in that a reduction gear assembly is mounted coaxially with said secondary shaft, said reduction gear assembly including a planetary gear set having a casing, a sun gear meshing with planet gears attached to a planet-gear support which is permanently fixed to the casing and a ring gear meshing with the planet gears, said sun gear being connected to said secondary shaft and said ring gear being connected by means of a rim to a shaft on which the driving pinion of the differential gearing is fixed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A transmission according to claim 1 characterized in that the shaft which carries the driving pinion is a hollow shaft rotatably mounted on the secondary shaft by means of needle bearing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
192 words
In a front wheel drive vehicle having a driving motor mounted transverse with respect to the vehicle, the driving motor having a drive shaft, an infinitely variable belt drive having a primary shaft and a secondary shaft and a drive belt, the primary shaft being driven by said drive shaft and the secondary shaft being driven in the same direction of rotation by means of the drive belt and mounted coaxially with a drive pinion of a differential gearing with output shafts extending transverse with respect to the vehicle, characterized in that a reduction gear mounted coaxially with said secondary shaft includes a planetary gear set having a casing, an input member connected to said secondary shaft and having an output member connected to a shaft on which the driving pinion of the differential gearing is fixed, said last-named shaft forming an integral unit with the driving pinion and being rotatably mounted by means of needle bearings on a supporting bush which forms an integral unit with a planet-gear support which is fixed to said casing, while inside the said supporting bush the secondary shaft is supported by means of needle bearings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
192 words
In a front wheel drive vehicle having a driving motor mounted transverse with respect to the vehicle, the driving motor having a drive shaft, an infinitely variable belt drive having a primary shaft and a secondary shaft and a drive belt, the primary shaft being driven by said drive shaft and the secondary shaft being driven in the same direction of rotation by means of the drive belt and mounted coaxially with a drive pinion of a differential gearing with output shafts extending transverse with respect to the vehicle, characterized in that a reduction gear mounted coaxially with said secondary shaft includes a planetary gear set having a casing, an input member connected to said secondary shaft and having an output member connected to a shaft on which the driving pinion of the differential gearing is fixed, said last-named shaft forming an integral unit with the driving pinion and being rotatably mounted by means of needle bearings on a supporting bush which forms an integral unit with a planet-gear support which is fixed to said casing, while inside the said supporting bush the secondary shaft is supported by means of needle bearings.
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