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1. A continuously variable transmission comprising:
an input disk rotatable about a disk axis of rotation, the input disk including an input disk traction surface; an output disk rotatable about the disk axis of rotation, the output disk including an output disk traction surface; an input ring member rotatable about an input axis of rotation, the input ring member including an input ring traction surface located at an input ring traction surface radial distance from the input axis of rotation, the input ring traction surface engaging the input disk traction surface at an input contact patch oriented perpendicular to a first input contact patch vector extending from the input contact patch to the disk axis of rotation and a second input contact patch vector extending from the input contact patch to the input axis of rotation; an output ring member rotatable about an output axis of rotation, the output ring member including an output ring traction surface located at an output ring traction surface radial distance from the output axis of rotation, the output ring traction surface engaging the output disk traction surface at an output contact patch located at an output contact patch oriented perpendicular to a first output contact patch vector extending from the output contact patch to the disk axis of rotation and a second output contact patch vector extending from the output contact patch to the output axis of rotation; and wherein a sum of a length of the first input contact patch vector and a length of the first output contact patch vector is greater than a length of at least one of the second input contact patch vector and the second output contact patch vector. |
