Global Patent Index - EP 1107901 A1

EP 1107901 A1 20010620 - WORM WHEEL TRANSMISSION

Title (en)

WORM WHEEL TRANSMISSION

Title (de)

SPIRALSCHEIBENGETRIEBE

Title (fr)

TRANSMISSION SNEK

Publication

EP 1107901 A1 20010620 (EN)

Application

EP 99941870 A 19990826

Priority

  • NL 9900532 W 19990826
  • NL 1009960 A 19980828

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0012378A1] The invention concerns a variable transmission, particularly for human powered vehicles, by means of at least one Snek (snail wheel) (14) which exists of a drum with on it a non cylindric, in most cases more or less conical helicoidally shaped guiding path an d a cable like means of propulsion which rolls on and off said guiding path with the charateristic that the length of said guidingpath is substantially larger than the maximum stroke of the back and forth going means of propulsion and that a shifting mechanism(15) can alter the part of the Snek (14) where the means of propulsion is rolling on and off and thus change the gear ratio due tothe non cylindric shape of the Snek (14).

IPC 1-7

B62M 1/04; B62M 9/04

IPC 8 full level

B62M 1/24 (2013.01); B62M 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B62M 1/16 (2013.01); B62M 1/28 (2013.01); B62M 9/04 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0012378A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0012378 A1 20000309; AU 5534599 A 20000321; EP 1107901 A1 20010620; NL 1009960 C2 20000229

DOCDB simple family (application)

NL 9900532 W 19990826; AU 5534599 A 19990826; EP 99941870 A 19990826; NL 1009960 A 19980828