M. M. ENGG.

COLLEGE

TEAM MOLTRES
ESVC030

INNOVATION
Objective: To design such a transmission
which is light in weight, compact, easy to use,
manually controlled and can transmit power
effectively.

therefore called the AR-CVT (Axial Radial

CVT). The ratio of the AR-CVT is set by
pivoting the arm, which is otherwise
stationary with respect to the casing. This
results in easy and efficient ratio actuation. A
torque on the arm is necessary to keep the arm
in position and is related to the tension in the
belt.
The clamping force on the secondary pulley
adapts to the output torque using an innovative
high performance torque cam mechanism. It
can withstand high axial loads nevertheless it
shows very little friction. This enables high
efficiency even at partial load, by reducing
unnecessary over-clamping. The ratio is set by
varying the center distance between the input
and output pulley. This way the primary
pulley can have a fixed geometry. For the
actuation of the primary pulley an innovative
device is designed to enable simple actuation
with
the
help
of
lever.

AXIAL RADIAL CVT

A.R CVT is used to change gear manually as
per requirement without using clutch. It
improve acceleration and efficiency of
transmission.
Unlike a traditional belt type CVT, in ARCVT one pulley has a fixed running radius i.e.
the two conical sheaves of that pulley do not
move with respect to each other.
The fixed groove pulley moves towards and
away from the traditional pulley to achieve
this and is therefore called radial pulley. The
traditional pulley is called the axial pulley
because the sheaves only move in axial
direction. The proposed CVT concept is

Calculations:Variable pulley diameter = 152 mm (max) to 110 mm (min)

Fixed pulley diameter = 75 mm
Initial Gear ratio =
Final Gear ratio =

= 2.02

End Gear ratio =

= 1.46

gear ratio between two gears

So final gear ratio varies from 5.4 to 4.2.

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M. M. ENGG. COLLEGE

TEAM MOLTRES
ESVC030

The basic design of AR CVT can be

understood by the figure below:-

The prototype of Axial Radial CVT is: -

We are coupling this A.R CVT directly to the

wheels. The complete assembly of the system
is as below:-

The distance between pivot point and axial

pulley, the arm length, the pulley radii and the
belt length determine the relationship between
arm angle and ratio. The angle at which the
arm is located determines the center distance
between the two pulleys. Because the belt has
a fixed length, the ratio is determined by the
angle of the arm.
A prototype has been built and experimentally
evaluated, showing high efficiency values.

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ADVANTAGE:

Need no clutch to change gear

Smooth and continuous gear changing
Compact, Less in weight, Low
maintenance