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Title:
DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A SUPERCHARGER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/108345
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A supercharging arrangement for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The supercharging arrangement comprises a supercharger having a rotational drive input, and a transmission having a rotational drive input to receive drive from an internal combustion engine, and a rotational drive output connected to the input of the supercharger. The transmission includes a variator operatively connected between the input and the output of the transmission, which variator has an output that is driven at an operating ratio from an input. There is a control system that operates to cause an engine to deliver an amount of torque that is indicated by the state of an input to the control system. The control system is further operative to set the operating ratio of the variator.

Inventors:
SHAWE JAMES (GB)
FULLER JOHN (GB)
DUTSON BRIAN (GB)
DE FREITAS ANDREW (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2014/000247
Publication Date:
September 04, 2014
Filing Date:
January 10, 2014
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Assignee:
TOROTRAK DEV LTD (GB)
International Classes:
F02B39/04; F16H15/38; F16H61/664
Domestic Patent References:
WO2011064572A22011-06-03
WO2008002457A22008-01-03
Foreign References:
US3394617A1968-07-30
US20120000446A12012-01-05
US20100267510A12010-10-21
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GEARY, Stephen (2 High Street, Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 2TH, GB)
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