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(11) EP 1 236 935 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
14.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/24

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
04.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/01

(21) Application number: 02004662.9

(22) Date of filing: 28.02.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F16H 61/00(2006.01)

(54)

Pulley thrust device for continuously variable transmission unit

Riemenscheiben-Axialdruckgerät für ein stufenloses Getriebe

Dispositif de pression axiale de poulies pour transmission variable en continu

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 02.03.2001 JP 2001058513
12.06.2001 JP 2001177738

(43) Date of publication of application:
04.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/36

(73) Proprietor: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken, 480-1192 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nishizawa, Hiroyuki, K.K. Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
    Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1192 (JP)
  • Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki, K.K. Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho,
    Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1192 (JP)
  • Suzuki, Hideyuki, K.K. Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho,
    Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1192 (JP)
  • Hada, Masatoshi, K.K. Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho,
    Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1192 (JP)
  • Tarutani, Ichiro, K.K. Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho,
    Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1192 (JP)
  • Osawa, Masataka, K.K. Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho,
    Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1192 (JP)
  • Nagasawa, Yuji, K.K. Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho,
    Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1192 (JP)
  • Iwatuki, Kunihiro
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • Nakawaki, Yasunori
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • Hoshiya, Kazumi
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • Oshiumi, Yasuhiro
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kramer - Barske - Schmidtchen 
European Patent Attorneys Patenta Radeckestrasse 43
81245 München
81245 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 969 230
DE-A- 19 851 110
 DE-A- 19 645 975
US-A- 5 427 579
   
       
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