The Continuous Variable Transmission, though not new, may have attracted the reader's attention now several manufacturers have announced an automotive application.After 1.5 years experience in producing CV-Transmissions and the VDT-all metal CVT belt, VDT will give the reader a first insight in considerations that were made in the concept of the belt. A short overview of the actual way of applicating the belt in a transmission with respect to operating parameters is given in the last part of this contribution.
Subscribers can view annotate, and download all of SAE's content. Learn More »