Driving-side pulley

Abstract

A driving-side pulley includes a cam mechanism that presses a movable sleeve in a first direction by utilizing a relative rotation of the movable sleeve in the normal direction with respect to an axis-line-direction fixed member, the first direction being a direction that has a pressing surface pressed against a corresponding side surface of a belt.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A driving-side pulley forming one component of a belt-type continuously variable transmission that transmits a rotational power from a driving shaft to a driven shaft while continuously changing a speed of the rotational power that is transmitted to the driven shaft in accordance with a rotational speed of the driving shaft, the driving-side pulley comprising:
 a fixed sheave immovable along an axis line and non-rotatable around the axis line with respect to the driving shafts shaft; 
 a movable sheave movable along the axis line and non-rotatable around the axis line with respect to the driving shaft; 
 a return spring pressing the movable sheave in a direction away from the fixed sheave; and 
 a flyweight mechanism pressing the movable sheave in a direction toward the fixed sheave with a force having an amount corresponding to the rotational speed of the driving shaft against a pressing force of the return spring, 
 wherein the fixed sheave is provided with a fixed sheave-side engagement surface capable of engaging with a first side surface of a belt while the movable sheave is provided with a movable sheave-side engagement surface that is capable of engaging with a second side surface of the belt and forms, in cooperation with the fixed sheave-side engagement surface, a V-shaped groove into which the belt is engaged, 
 wherein the driving-side pulley includes a movable sleeve inserted around an axis-line-direction fixed member, which is formed by the driving shaft or the fixed sheave, in a movable manner along the axis line and in a rotatable manner around the axis line with respect thereto, and a one-way clutch inserted around the movable sleeve in such a manner as to form a bottom surface of the V-shaped groove, 
 wherein the movable sleeve includes a tubular portion inserted around the axis-line-direction fixed member and a flange portion extending outward in a radial direction from the tubular portion, 
 wherein the one-way clutch includes an inner outer ring body inserted around the tubular portion in a non-rotatable manner with respect thereto and an outer ring body surrounding the inner ring body and forming the bottom surface of the V-shaped groove, and is configured so that only a rotational power generated by a rotation of the outer ring body in a normal direction is transmitted to the inner ring body tubular portion, 
 wherein the flange portion is provided with a pressing surface capable of engaging with one of the first and second side surfaces of the belt in a state where the inner circumferential surface of the belt engages with the outer ring body, 
 wherein the driving-side pulley further includes a cam mechanism that presses the movable sleeve in a first direction by utilizing a relative rotation of the movable sleeve in the normal direction with respect to the axis-line-direction fixed member, the first direction being a direction that has the pressing surface pressed against a corresponding side surface of the belt, and 
 wherein the cam mechanism includes a convex-like member provided at one of the axis-line-direction fixed member and the tubular portion movable sleeve so as to be arranged at a position different from the one-way clutch in the axial line direction, and a spiral groove provided at the other one of the axis-line-direction fixed member and the tubular portion movable sleeve in such a manner as that the convex-like member can be engaged into the spiral groove. 
 
     
     
       2. A driving-side pulley according to  claim 1  further comprising an auxiliary spring that presses the movable sleeve in a second direction along the axis line that is opposite the first direction. 
     
     
       3. A driving-side pulley according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the flange portion of the movable sleeve extends outward in a radial direction from an end portion of the tubular portion that is positioned on a side close to the fixed sheave and is configured so that the pressing surface is capable of engaging with the first side surface of the belt, 
 wherein the fixed sheave is provided with a concave portion that is arranged inward of the fixed sheave-side engagement surface in the radial direction and into which the flange portion of the movable sleeve can be engaged, 
 wherein when the movable sheave is pressed in a direction toward the fixed sheave by the flyweight mechanism that generates a force having an amount corresponding to the rotational speed of the driving shaft, the movable sleeve is moved via the belt by the movable sheave in a second direction opposite the first direction in the axis line to an initial position in which the flange portion is engaged into the concave portion, and 
 wherein the pressing surface is positioned on the same plane as the fixed sheave-side engagement surface when the movable sleeve is positioned at the initial position. 
 
     
     
       4. A driving-side pulley according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the flange portion of the movable sleeve extends outward in a radial direction from an end portion of the tubular portion that is positioned on a side close to the fixed sheave and is configured so that the pressing surface is capable of engaging with the first side surface of the belt, 
 wherein the fixed sheave is provided with a concave portion that is arranged inward of the fixed sheave-side engagement surface in the radial direction and into which the flange portion of the movable sleeve can be engaged, 
 wherein when the movable sheave is pressed in a direction toward the fixed sheave by the flyweight mechanism that generates a force having an amount corresponding to the rotational speed of the driving shaft, the movable sleeve is moved via the belt by the movable sheave in a second direction opposite the first direction in the axis line to an initial position in which the flange portion is engaged into the concave portion, and 
 wherein the pressing surface is positioned on the same plane as the fixed sheave-side engagement surface when the movable sleeve is positioned at the initial position. 
 
     
     
       5. A driving-side pulley according to  claim 3 , wherein the fixed sheave-side engagement surface and the pressing surface are arranged with respect to the radial direction in such a manner that both the surfaces engage with the first side surface of the belt when the inner circumferential surface of the belt engages with the outer ring body while the movable sleeve is positioned at the initial position. 
     
     
       6. A driving-side pulley according to  claim 4 , wherein the fixed sheave-side engagement surface and the pressing surface are arranged with respect to the radial direction in such a manner that both the surfaces engage with the first side surface of the belt when the inner circumferential surface of the belt engages with the outer ring body while the movable sleeve is positioned at the initial position. 
     
     
       7. A driving-side pulley according to  claim 2  further comprising: a spider that is arranged on a side opposite the fixed sheave across the movable sheave and is immovable along the axis line and non-rotatable around the axis line with respect to the driving shaft; and a base member that is arranged on a side opposite the movable sheave across the spider and is connected to the movable sheave via a connecting member,
 wherein the flyweight mechanism includes a flyweight that is arranged between the movable sheave and the spider and swings outward in a radial direction of the driving shaft in accordance with the rotational speed of the driving shaft, 
 wherein the return spring is arranged between the spider and the base member, and 
 wherein the auxiliary spring is arranged inward of the flyweight with respect to the radial direction while being arranged between the spider and an end portion of the tubular portion that is on a side opposite the flange portion with respect to the axis line direction. 
 
     
     
       8. A driving-side pulley according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein one of the fixed sheave and the movable sheave that engages with the side surface of the belt facing the pressing surface is formed with a concave portion that is arranged inward of the engagement surface of the one sheave in the radial direction and into which the flange portion of the movable sleeve can be engaged, 
 wherein the movable sleeve is pressed by the auxiliary spring toward the initial position in which the flange portion is engaged into the concave portion at a normal state in which the cam mechanism does not apply the pressing force in the first direction along the axis line to the movable sleeve, 
 wherein the position different from the one-way clutch in the axial line direction where the cam mechanism includes an engagement groove provided at one of is arranged is between a rear surface of the flange portion that is opposite the pressing surface and a bottom surface of the concave portion, and a convex-like portion provided at the other one of the rear surface and the bottom surface in such a manner as to be engaged into the engagement groove, 
 wherein the engagement groove of the cam mechanism includes a deepest area with which the convex-like portion member engages when the movable sleeve is positioned at the initial position, and an inclined area with which the convex-like portion member engages when the movable sleeve rotates in a normal direction around the axis line with respect to the axis-line-direction fixed member from a state where the convex-like portion member engages with the deepest area, and 
 wherein the inclined area is inclined in such a manner as that an engagement point at which the convex-like portion member engages with the inclined area becomes narrower in the axial line direction as the movable sleeve farther rotates in the normal direction around the axis line with respect to the axis-line-direction fixed member. 
 
     
     
       9. A driving-side pulley according to claim 8, wherein the groove of the cam mechanism is provided at the rear surface of the flange portion while the convex-like member is formed by a ball retained at the bottom surface of the concave portion in such a manner that the ball can be engaged into the groove of the cam mechanism.  
     
     
       10. A driving-side pulley forming one component of a belt-type continuously variable transmission that transmits a rotational power from a driving shaft to a driven shaft while continuously changing a speed of the rotational power that is transmitted to the driven shaft in accordance with a rotational speed of the driving shaft, the driving-side pulley comprising:
 a fixed sheave immovable along an axis line and non-rotatable around the axis line with respect to the driving shaft;   a movable sheave movable along the axis line and non-rotatable around the axis line with respect to the driving shaft;   a return spring pressing the movable sheave in a direction away from the fixed sheave; and   a flyweight mechanism pressing the movable sheave in a direction toward the fixed sheave with a force having an amount corresponding to the rotational speed of the driving shaft against a pressing force of the return spring,   wherein the fixed sheave is provided with a fixed sheave-side engagement surface capable of engaging with a first side surface of a belt while the movable sheave is provided with a movable sheave-side engagement surface that is capable of engaging with a second side surface of the belt and forms, in cooperation with the fixed sheave-side engagement surface, a V-shaped groove into which the belt is engaged,   wherein the driving-side pulley includes a movable sleeve inserted around an axis-line-direction fixed member, which is formed by the driving shaft or the fixed sheave, in a movable manner along the axis line and in a rotatable manner around the axis line with respect thereto, and a one-way clutch inserted around the movable sleeve in such a manner as to form a bottom surface of the V-shaped groove,   wherein the movable sleeve includes a tubular portion inserted around the axis-line-direction fixed member and a flange portion extending outward in a radial direction from the tubular portion,   wherein the one-way clutch includes an outer ring body inserted around the tubular portion and forming the bottom surface of the V-shaped groove, and is configured so that only a rotational power generated by a rotation of the outer ring body in a normal direction is transmitted to the tubular portion,   wherein the flange portion is provided with a pressing surface capable of engaging with one of the first and second side surfaces of the belt in a state where the inner circumferential surface of the belt engages with the outer ring body,   wherein the fixed sheave is provided with a concave portion into which the flange portion of the movable sleeve can be engaged,   wherein the driving-side pulley further includes a cam mechanism that presses the movable sleeve in a first direction by utilizing a relative rotation of the movable sleeve in the normal direction with respect to the axis-line-direction fixed member, the first direction being a direction that has the pressing surface pressed against a corresponding side surface of the belt,   wherein the cam mechanism includes a groove and a convex-like member capable of engaging into the groove, the groove and the convex-like member being arranged between a rear surface of the flange portion that is opposite the pressing surface and a bottom surface of the concave portion,   wherein the groove of the cam mechanism includes a deepest area with which the convex-like member engages when the movable sleeve is positioned at an initial position where the movable sleeve is engaged into the concave portion, and an inclined area with which the convex-like member engages when the movable sleeve rotates in a normal direction around the axis line with respect to the axis-line-direction fixed member from a state where the convex-like member engages with the deepest area, and   wherein the inclined area is inclined in such a manner as that an engagement point at which the convex-like member engages with the inclined area becomes narrower in the axial line direction as the movable sleeve farther rotates in the normal direction around the axis line with respect to the axis-line-direction fixed member.    
     
     
       11. A driving-side pulley according to claim 10 further comprising an auxiliary spring that presses the movable sleeve toward the initial position on a side of a second direction along the axis line that is opposite the first direction.  
     
     
       12. A driving-side pulley according to claim 11,
 wherein the flange portion of the movable sleeve extends outward in a radial direction from an end portion of the tubular portion that is positioned on a side close to the fixed sheave and is configured so that the pressing surface is capable of engaging with the first side surface of the belt,   wherein when the movable sheave is pressed in a direction toward the fixed sheave by the flyweight mechanism that generates a force having an amount corresponding to the rotational speed of the driving shaft, the movable sleeve is moved via the belt by the movable sheave in a second direction opposite to the initial position, and   wherein the pressing surface is positioned on the same plane as the fixed sheave-side engagement surface when the movable sleeve is positioned at the initial position.    
     
     
       13. A driving-side pulley according to claim 12, wherein the fixed sheave-side engagement surface and the pressing surface are arranged with respect to the radial direction in such a manner that both the surfaces engage with the first side surface of the belt when the inner circumferential surface of the belt engages with the outer ring body while the movable sleeve is positioned at the initial position.  
     
     
       14. A driving-side pulley according to claim 11 further comprising: a spider that is arranged on a side opposite the fixed sheave across the movable sheave and is immovable along the axis line and non-rotatable around the axis line with respect to the driving shaft; and a base member that is arranged on a side opposite the movable sheave across the spider and is connected to the movable sheave via a connecting member,
 wherein the flyweight mechanism includes a flyweight that is arranged between the movable sheave and the spider and swings outward in a radial direction of the driving shaft in accordance with the rotational speed of the driving shaft,   wherein the return spring is arranged between the spider and the base member, and   wherein the auxiliary spring is arranged inward of the flyweight with respect to the radial direction while being arranged between the spider and an end portion of the tubular portion that is on a side opposite the flange portion with respect to the axis line direction.    
     
     
       15. A driving-side pulley according to claim 10,
 wherein the flange portion of the movable sleeve extends outward in a radial direction from an end portion of the tubular portion that is positioned on a side close to the fixed sheave and is configured so that the pressing surface is capable of engaging with the first side surface of the belt,   wherein when the movable sheave is pressed in a direction toward the fixed sheave by the flyweight mechanism that generates a force having an amount corresponding to the rotational speed of the driving shaft, the movable sleeve is moved via the belt by the movable sheave in a second direction in the axis line to the initial position, and   wherein the pressing surface is positioned on the same plane as the fixed sheave-side engagement surface when the movable sleeve is positioned at the initial position.    
     
     
       16. A driving-side pulley according to claim 15, wherein the fixed sheave-side engagement surface and the pressing surface are arranged with respect to the radial direction in such a manner that both the surfaces engage with the first side surface of the belt when the inner circumferential surface of the belt engages with the outer ring body while the movable sleeve is positioned at the initial position.  
     
     
       17. A driving-side pulley according to claim 10, wherein the groove of the cam mechanism is provided at the rear surface of the flange portion while the convex-like member is formed by a ball retained at the bottom surface of the concave portion in such a manner that the ball can be engaged into the groove of the cam mechanism.  
     
     
       18. A Continuously variable transmission comprising:
 a driving-side pulley having a driving-side fixed sheave and a driving-side movable sheave rotatably coupled to a driving shaft;   a driven-side pulley having a driven-side fixed sheave and a driven-side movable sheave rotatably coupled to a driven shaft;   a convex-like portion positioned over the driving shaft and adjacent the driving-side fixed sheave of the driving-side pulley;   a movable sleeve operatively coupled to the driving shaft and generally positioned intermediate the driving-side fixed sheave and the driving-side movable sheave of the driving-side pulley, with a portion of the movable sleeve being adjacent the convex-like portion; and   the movable sleeve being rotatably fixed relative to the driving shaft when operating in a first direction and being cooperable with the convex-like portion to move the movable sleeve axially relative to the driving shaft and towards the driving-side movable sheave when operating in a second direction.    
     
     
       19. The Continuously variable transmission according to claim 18, wherein the movable sleeve comprises a flange portion and a tubular portion, the tubular portion being positioned over the driving shaft and the flange portion being positioned adjacent to the driving-side fixed sheave of the driving-side pulley.  
     
     
       20. The Continuously variable transmission according to claim 19, wherein the driving-side fixed sheave of the driving-side pulley includes a concave portion to receive the flange portion.  
     
     
       21. The Continuously variable transmission according to claim 20, further comprising a one-way clutch positioned over the tubular portion of the movable sleeve.  
     
     
       22. The Continuously variable transmission according to claim 21, wherein the convex-like portion is positioned in the concave portion and cooperates with the movable sleeve to move the movable sleeve axially upon rotation of the movable sleeve in the second direction.  
     
     
       23. The Continuously variable transmission according to claim 22, further comprising a belt coupled between the driving-side pulley and the driven-side pulley, and positioned over the one-way clutch.  
     
     
       24. The Continuously variable transmission according to claim 22, wherein the driving-side fixed sheave and the driving-side movable sheave of the driving-side pulley rotate relative to the one-way clutch when rotating in the first direction.  
     
     
       25. The Continuously variable transmission according to claim 24, wherein the movable sleeve and the convex-like portion include a cam mechanism to move the movable sleeve axially.