US 12,241,537 B2
Receiving disk for segmented pulley transmission and segmented pulley transmission including the same
Anthony Wong, Scarborough (CA); and Jaroslaw Lutoslawski, Bradford (CA)
Assigned to 1783590 Ontario Inc., Toronto (CA)
Appl. No. 17/619,644
Filed by 1783590 Ontario Inc., Toronto (CA)
PCT Filed Nov. 29, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CA2019/051714
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 16, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/252558, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/864,200, filed on Jun. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0299098 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. F16H 55/12 (2006.01); F16H 9/24 (2006.01); F16H 55/17 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 55/12 (2013.01) [F16H 9/24 (2013.01); F16H 55/171 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A receiving disk for a segmented pulley transmission, the receiving disk comprising:
a generally circular body having a pulley facing side and a rear side, opposite the pulley facing side;
at least one mating feature located at the pulley facing side of the body, the mating feature being configured to engage a complimentary mating feature associated with a pulley segment of the segmented pulley transmission, when the pulley segment is in an engaged region; and
at least one securing feature located in proximity to the mating feature and configured to secure the complimentary mating feature, when the complimentary mating feature is engaged with the mating feature,
wherein the mating feature defines at least one indexing surface for engaging the complimentary mating feature,
wherein the indexing surface is configured to contact the complimentary mating feature and align the pulley segment in the engaged region, and
wherein the securing feature is configured to bias the complimentary mating feature towards the indexing surface to secure the complimentary mating feature.