The continuously variable transmission is somewhat taboo in the automotive world (at least among enthusiasts) but in the ...

Yuki Ono, Kenji Matsumoto, Yuji Mihara, Strain Analysis of Belt Element-Pulley Interaction of an Automobile CVT under Actual Vehicle Speed Condition, SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 10, No.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, is using carbon-fiber reinforcement to add stiffness across the width of their continuously variable transmission or CVT belts.

ABSTRACT Pulley thrust control, changes in the trajectory of the belt as it winds around the pulleys, and the amount of friction transmission were focused on in order to reduce transmission loss and ...

The basis of the system is a set of pulleys, Today, the most common CVT design uses a segmented metal V-belt running between two pulleys of variable diameter, or cones.

Another CVT uses a rubber belt that transfers power between two variable-width pulleys. If you have ever driven a snowmobile, you have used this type.

After three years of development, Ford Motor Co. engineers are testing a more robust continuously variable transmission (CVT) design in a Ford Expedition SUV, with its standard 215 hp, 4.6-liter V ...