A plate link chain includes a chain running direction, an axial direction, a radial direction, a plate link, and a rocker pin pair. Each rocker pin has a plate link side contact surface, a rolling surface, and axially opposite end faces. The end faces are inclined axially inwards from radially outside to radially inside, aligned transversely to the axial direction, and arranged for force transmitting contact with a conical pulley pair. The end faces have respective curvatures having a first curvature portion defined by a radial radius about a first axis parallel to the chain running direction, and a second curvature portion defined by an azimuthal radius about a second axis parallel to the radial direction. A magnitude of the radial radius increases from radially outside to radially central, or a magnitude of the azimuthal radius increases from forward to central with respect to the chain running direction.

A plate link chain includes a chain running direction, an axial direction, a radial direction, a plate link, and a rocker pin pair. Each rocker pin has a plate link side contact surface, a rolling surface, and axially opposite end faces. The end faces are inclined axially inwards from radially outside to radially inside, aligned transversely to the axial direction, and arranged for force transmitting contact with a conical pulley pair. The end faces have respective curvatures having a first curvature portion defined by a radial radius about a first axis parallel to the chain running direction, and a second curvature portion defined by an azimuthal radius about a second axis parallel to the radial direction. A magnitude of the radial radius increases from radially outside to radially central, or a magnitude of the azimuthal radius increases from forward to central with respect to the chain running direction.

A vehicle includes an engine, a continuously variable transmission including an endless belt to output a power from the engine, and a transmission to which the power from the continuously variable transmission is transmitted. If the vehicle travel speed is not smaller than a first threshold value and an accelerator opening degree is not smaller than a second threshold value, a controller determines that the continuously variable transmission is being used in a belt high-load situation. If a travel distance in the belt high-load situation is not smaller than a third threshold value, the controller determines that the endless belt is deteriorated or deterioration thereof is in an advanced stage, and a deterioration message about the endless belt is displayed on a display based on an instruction from the controller. A situation in which a speed changing ratio of the continuously variable transmission is not greater than a fourth threshold value may be determined as the belt high-load situation.

A vehicle includes an engine, a continuously variable transmission including an endless belt to output a power from the engine, and a transmission to which the power from the continuously variable transmission is transmitted. If the vehicle travel speed is not smaller than a first threshold value and an accelerator opening degree is not smaller than a second threshold value, a controller determines that the continuously variable transmission is being used in a belt high-load situation. If a travel distance in the belt high-load situation is not smaller than a third threshold value, the controller determines that the endless belt is deteriorated or deterioration thereof is in an advanced stage, and a deterioration message about the endless belt is displayed on a display based on an instruction from the controller. A situation in which a speed changing ratio of the continuously variable transmission is not greater than a fourth threshold value may be determined as the belt high-load situation.

A hybrid power train structure for off-road vehicles (ATVs, UTVs and SSVs) uses an internal combustion engine (“ICE”) rotating a crankshaft through a continuously variable transmission (“CVT”) as a primary source of locomotion torque, but also includes a driving/generator motor which, in certain established conditions, can either provide an additional or alternative source of locomotion torque or can harvest electricity from the torque created by the internal combustion engine. The driving/generator motor is an axial flux motor of small size for its relative torque output, which can either be directly coupled to the CVT output shaft or, when additionally used as a starter motor for the ICE in an automatic ICE starting and stopping routine.

A hybrid power train structure for off-road vehicles (ATVs, UTVs and SSVs) uses an internal combustion engine (“ICE”) rotating a crankshaft through a continuously variable transmission (“CVT”) as a primary source of locomotion torque, but also includes a driving/generator motor which, in certain established conditions, can either provide an additional or alternative source of locomotion torque or can harvest electricity from the torque created by the internal combustion engine. The driving/generator motor is an axial flux motor of small size for its relative torque output, which can either be directly coupled to the CVT output shaft or, when additionally used as a starter motor for the ICE in an automatic ICE starting and stopping routine.

A controllable Continuously Variable Transmission, of the V-belt type, wherein an auxiliary belt surrounds the V-belt at the one pulley side; a lever—having free rollers around which the auxiliary belt rides—controls, through the auxiliary belt, the transmission ratio.

A controllable Continuously Variable Transmission, of the V-belt type, wherein an auxiliary belt surrounds the V-belt at the one pulley side; a lever—having free rollers around which the auxiliary belt rides—controls, through the auxiliary belt, the transmission ratio.

A guiding device for guiding a belt of a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission. The device includes a first guiding section and a second guiding section that is spaced from the first guiding section, and between which the belt is guided in a running direction. The guiding sections have a longitudinal extent that corresponds to the running direction of the belt and a transverse extent that is perpendicular thereto, and lateral edge sections that delimit the guiding sections in the transverse direction. At least one guiding section has at least one longitudinal rib that extends in the longitudinal direction and that is positioned apart from the lateral edge sections in order to improve the guiding device structurally and functionally.

A guiding device for guiding a belt of a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission. The device includes a first guiding section and a second guiding section that is spaced from the first guiding section, and between which the belt is guided in a running direction. The guiding sections have a longitudinal extent that corresponds to the running direction of the belt and a transverse extent that is perpendicular thereto, and lateral edge sections that delimit the guiding sections in the transverse direction. At least one guiding section has at least one longitudinal rib that extends in the longitudinal direction and that is positioned apart from the lateral edge sections in order to improve the guiding device structurally and functionally.