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PCT No. PCT/GB94/02705 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 13, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 13, 1996 PCT Filed Dec. 9, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/17621 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 29, 1995A continuously-variable-ratio transmission ("CVT") of the band-and-sheave type capable of "torque control", so that what the operator demands, by movement of the accelerator pedal or other control member, is a particular driving torque applied to the ratio-varying components ("variator") A connection (21, 22) between at least one of the variator sheaves (3, 4) and its shaft (5) is torque-sensitive, so that torque at that sheave generates an axial force which is a function of the magnitude and direction of the torque to which the sheave is subjected. Examples are described in which the operating axial load, applied to the variator pulley units, comprises two parts-a first part to maintain traction between sheaves and band, and a second part related to the applied torque-and a variator using more than one band.
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