The flexibility of a CVT with suitable control may allow the input shaft tomaintain a constant angular velocity even as the output speed varies. Acontinuously variable transmission (CVT), also known as a single-speedtransmission, stepless transmission, pulley transmission, or, in case ofmotorcycles, a twist-and-go, is an automatic transmission that can changeseamlessly through a continuous range of effective gear ratios. This contrast swith other mechanical transmissions that offer a fixed number of gear ratios.
The completepower flow within the CVT automatic transmission can be observed:
Primary andsecondary conical disk with hydraulic piston
Idler gearand differential
Input shaft
Planetarygear with hydraulic clutch mechanism
Speed changeby movement of the conical disks.
