A CVT, or continuously variable automatic transmission, is a type of automatic transmission that typically uses pulleys and either a belt or chain—as opposed to gears—to transfer the engine's ...

Continuously Variable Transmissions - Rubber Band Gearboxes Be Gone! ... the most popular being the variable diameter pulley-based units like Nissan's XTronic and Subaru's Lineartronic.

A new Belt-Integrated Starter Generator (B-ISG)) offers a multi-mode, variable ratio drive pulley offers cheaper cost and better CO2 reduction than other stop-start systems. It also runs the ...

How A CVT Transmission Works. CVT systems work through a pulley system. The CVT consists of cones at each pulley connected via a belt or chain. The cones can move to increase or decrease the belt ...

“We modified the conventional variable diameter pulley system such that we segmented the pulley sides,” he said. “That is really the heart and soul of the system; to segment these discs in a way that ...

CVT, which stands for continuously variable transmission, is actually a pretty clever concept with many different designs emerging over the years, the most popular being the variable diameter ...