CVT变速试验1997_High_Torque_CVT_P930.pdfVIP

High Torque CVT P930, design and test results R. PELDERS, S. VAN VUUREN and L. VAN SEETERS Van Doornes Transmissie B.V., Tilburg, The Netherlands SYNOPSIS 25 Years experience in the design of the pushbelt type of Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT), has recently resulted in the design of the P930 transmission. The P930 project was started to allow a new customer the chance to evaluate CVT technology using a transmission according his requirements. State of the art development techniques and rapid prototyping were used to reduce the development lead-time and to achieve optimal results. An extensive test program was carried out. This has resulted in a high torque prototype CVT, setting new standards with respect to torque capacity, performance and fuel economy. This paper gives an overview of the design process and the achieved technical results. 1 INTRODUCTION Ever since Van Doorne’s Transmissie’s (VDT) foundation in the early seventies, the development of complete CVT systems has played an important role in the companies RD strategy. Although the early objective was to develop and manufacture complete transmissions, VDT later realised that as a transmission manufacturer, VDT would be a competitor of its own pushbelt customers. VDT therefore changed its strategy from the production of complete transmission systems as the core business to the production of the CVT’s key component: the ‘pushbelt’. The experience, know-how and patents VDT gained over this period of CVT transmission development however, were considered valuable for VDT’s customers. This consideration led to the decision to continue CVT transmission development as a market development activity with two main objectives: 1. Supporting customers in developing their CVT and thereby reducing development risks by offering the VDT experience and know-how as a reference. 2. Development of new transmission technology in order to demonstrate the benefits of CV