Belt-type continuously variable transmission
Provided is a belt-type continuously variable transmission which may prevent a servo spool from sliding even when a movable sieve slides due to reduced pressure in a hydraulic cylinder. A hydraulic servo mechanism comprises a servo spool and a feedback spool, and contiguous members coming into contact with the feedback spool ( 84 ) between a hydraulic cylinder and the feedback spool The present invention also comprises a spool position maintaining unit that makes it possible for the contiguous members to slide in relation to a movable side cylinder case when pressure in the hydraulic cylinder is lower than a predetermined value.
1. A belt-type continuously variable transmission in which a movable sheave is provided with a hydraulic cylinder, which controls the feeding of hydraulic oil to the hydraulic cylinder by means of a hydraulic servo mechanism, wherein
the hydraulic servo mechanism comprises:
a servo spool which is biased so as to return to a neutral position and is coupled to a speed-change controller, the servo spool switches an oil passage to the hydraulic cylinder according to the operation of the speed-change controller; and
a feedback spool enclosed slidably with respect to the servo spool and arranged so as to slide following a movable side cylinder casing constituting the hydraulic cylinder, the feedback spool switches the oil passage in such a manner that the sliding position of the movable sheave is retained at a position corresponding to the sliding position of the servo spool; and includes:
a contact member coming into contact with the feedback spool between the hydraulic cylinder and the feedback spool; and comprises:
a spool position maintaining mechanism that makes it possible for the contact member to slide in relation to the movable side cylinder casing when pressure in the hydraulic cylinder is lower than a predetermined value.
2. The belt-type continuously variable transmission according to claim 1 wherein,
the spool position maintaining mechanism comprises:
a communication hole formed in the movable side cylinder casing for communicating the inside and the outside of the hydraulic cylinder, the communication hole includes a part whose longitudinal direction is a sliding direction of the movable side cylinder casing;
a sliding member inserted slidably into the communication hole, wherein an end portion of the sliding member projecting the outside of the hydraulic cylinder is arranged so as to come into contact with a surface of the contact member opposite to the surface abutting on the feedback spool; and
a inhibiting member for regulating the sliding of the contact member toward the feedback spool side at a predetermined position.
3. The belt-type continuously variable transmission according to claim 2 further comprising an interlocking member for regulating sliding of the feedback spool in a direction to abut on the one of the movable sheave at a predetermined position.
4. The belt-type continuously variable transmission according to claim 3 wherein, an oil groove constituting an oil passage to the hydraulic cylinder is formed in the interlocking member.