AUTOMATIC TORQUE CONVERTER DRIVE WITH FRICTION WHEELS

摘要

Automatic torque converter for continuously variable power transmission for application with variing loads and speeds e.g. with electromobiles and machines. This simple low cost torque converter with high power efficiency comprises a pair of friction wheels with a ring shaped friction wheel (8) and an output cone or disc (11) with a shifting device (5) which can be rotated around a swivel axis (16) located essentialy parallel to a generatrix of the output cone. Adjustable transducer elements acting on a balancer (2) allow for a wide variety of applications.