HYDROMECHANICAL CLUTCH/VARIATOR DEVICE

摘要

A compact unitary hydromechanical clutch/variator device with a high load capacity, wherein torque is mechanically transmitted in synchronised pulses, hydraulic control is both automatic and manual, the disengaged position provides minimal driving power, transmission reduction to a ratio of 1 is gradual, and the relative speed may be very high. The device is particularly suitable for use with a drive for gradually reducing the speed thereof to a ratio of 1.