World's First Geared CVT ?

[Laverda SF]

This really did BLOW my Mind - POOF!!!
What do you Blokes think - Will the design prove better then present Belt driven CVT's ?

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I could see this working in Motorcycles ?

Really do not know why this link is causing me so much trouble ?
Any way Type in :" This Is The World's First Geared CVT and It Will Blow Your Mind - Ratio Zero Transmission " in YouTube Search ;o)

 

[MotoJouni]

I have seen this one before. I think one of the main challenges in it is that planet gears are carrying all of the load one by one. In usual planetary gearset all of the planet gears are carrying the load simultaneuously. Not sure how this can be overcome in applications such car gearboxes. I think that at least it will need serious optimisation for the design. Of course computer aided design is widely used today and it would be more easy to see how varying dimensioning and materials will change the situation. Also economical manufacturing will be needed.

-Jouni