A Torque Transmitting Member for a Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member that can be used to construct Non-friction Dependent CVT's that can be used with a Transmission Belt for which the teeth of said Transmission Belt are shaped below the belt of said Transmission Belt. In order to provide a Level Resting Place for said Transmission Belt on the conical (sloped) surfaces of its Cone, which are surfaces that are not covered by said Torque Transmitting Member or a Non-Torque Transmitting Member, said Torque Transmitting Member and said Non-Torque Transmitting Member each have a Leveling Extension. The Leveling Extension of said Torque Transmitting Member can enter and exit said Non-Torque Transmitting Member as required; and the Leveling Extension of said Non-Torque Transmitting Member can enter and exit said Torque Transmitting Member as required.

A Torque Transmitting Member for a Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member that can be used to construct Non-friction Dependent CVT's that can be used with a Transmission Belt for which the teeth of said Transmission Belt are shaped below the belt of said Transmission Belt. In order to provide a Level Resting Place for said Transmission Belt on the conical (sloped) surfaces of its Cone, which are surfaces that are not covered by said Torque Transmitting Member or a Non-Torque Transmitting Member, said Torque Transmitting Member and said Non-Torque Transmitting Member each have a Leveling Extension. The Leveling Extension of said Torque Transmitting Member can enter and exit said Non-Torque Transmitting Member as required; and the Leveling Extension of said Non-Torque Transmitting Member can enter and exit said Torque Transmitting Member as required.

This CONSTANT-INPUT-TORQUE, CONTINUOUSLY-VARIABLE-SPEED, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION USING JUXTAPOSED CONES, AND AN INCLINED PLANE TORQUE COUPLER (herein: “Transmission”) is a simple, light weight, ‘constant input torque’, infinitely-variable speed, automatic transmission which uses two oppositely oriented (juxtaposed) cones and control mechanisms, appropriately interconnected by a serpentine belt. The output of the Transmission is connected to the useful load for which the Transmission is used. This Transmission has the inherent property that, regardless of the load resistance connected, the torque at the Transmission input remains approximately constant, while output rotational velocity (speed) varies as load increases or decreases.

A toothed CVT using a Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member that is coupled by a Transmission Belt to another Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member for which teeth re-engagement between the Torque Transmitting Members and their Transmission Belt is improved. Said CVT uses a slack-side Tensioning Pulley in order to maintain the tension in the slack-side of the Transmission Belt almost constant so as to ensure smooth re-engagement of the Driven Cone; and a Transmission Diameter Compensating Mechanism, which increases the Transmission Diameter of the Driving Cone when the torque being pulled by the Driving Cone is increased, in order to compensate for an increase in “Transmission Belt Teeth Compression” and an increase in “stretching of the tense-side of the Transmission Belt”, due to an increase in tension in the tense-side of the Transmission Belt when an increased torque is transmitted; to ensure smooth re-engagement of the Driving Cone.

A toothed CVT using a Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member that is coupled by a Transmission Belt to another Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member for which teeth re-engagement between the Torque Transmitting Members and their Transmission Belt is improved. Said CVT uses a slack-side Tensioning Pulley in order to maintain the tension in the slack-side of the Transmission Belt almost constant so as to ensure smooth re-engagement of the Driven Cone; and a Transmission Diameter Compensating Mechanism, which increases the Transmission Diameter of the Driving Cone when the torque being pulled by the Driving Cone is increased, in order to compensate for an increase in “Transmission Belt Teeth Compression” and an increase in “stretching of the tense-side of the Transmission Belt”, due to an increase in tension in the tense-side of the Transmission Belt when an increased torque is transmitted; to ensure smooth re-engagement of the Driving Cone.

A system and method for a bicycle transmission. Specifically, a bicycle transmission having a housing with a first shaft passing therethrough; a set of two conical gear assemblies in opposing parallel alignment disposed within the housing, each having a plurality of different sized gears arranged in a progressive order. A first conical gear assembly is engaged about the first shaft. A second conical gear assembly engaged about a second shaft parallel to the first shaft, the second shaft structured and arranged to have at least a proximate position and a distal position relative to the first shaft. A drive belt is disposed generally normally about one of the two conical gear assemblies and passing therebetween, the drive belt engaging a gear from the first conical gear assembly with a gear from the second conical gear assembly when the second conical gear assembly is in the proximal position. At least one drive belt mover structured and arranged to move the drive belt along progressive order of gears when the second conical gear assembly is in the distal position. A transfer gear joined to an end of the second shaft. A method of use is provided as well.

A system and method for a bicycle transmission. Specifically, a bicycle transmission having a housing with a first shaft passing therethrough; a set of two conical gear assemblies in opposing parallel alignment disposed within the housing, each having a plurality of different sized gears arranged in a progressive order. A first conical gear assembly is engaged about the first shaft. A second conical gear assembly engaged about a second shaft parallel to the first shaft, the second shaft structured and arranged to have at least a proximate position and a distal position relative to the first shaft. A drive belt is disposed generally normally about one of the two conical gear assemblies and passing therebetween, the drive belt engaging a gear from the first conical gear assembly with a gear from the second conical gear assembly when the second conical gear assembly is in the proximal position. At least one drive belt mover structured and arranged to move the drive belt along progressive order of gears when the second conical gear assembly is in the distal position. A transfer gear joined to an end of the second shaft. A method of use is provided as well.

A Cone with two Rotatable Raised Surfaces which can allow for the construction of a “Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member” for which the teeth of the Torque Transmitting Member of said “Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member” have a base. One of said two Rotatable Raised Surfaces is used to raise the Leveling Extension of said Torque Transmitting Member from a base surface, which is beneath the base of said Torque Transmitting Member, to a raised surface, which is level with the top surface of said bases of said teeth of said Torque Transmitting Member; such that the top-surface of said Leveling Extension can provide a resting place for the teeth of the Transmission Belt used with said “Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member”.

A Cone with two Rotatable Raised Surfaces which can allow for the construction of a “Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member” for which the teeth of the Torque Transmitting Member of said “Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member” have a base. One of said two Rotatable Raised Surfaces is used to raise the Leveling Extension of said Torque Transmitting Member from a base surface, which is beneath the base of said Torque Transmitting Member, to a raised surface, which is level with the top surface of said bases of said teeth of said Torque Transmitting Member; such that the top-surface of said Leveling Extension can provide a resting place for the teeth of the Transmission Belt used with said “Cone with One Torque Transmitting Member”.

A system includes a magnet for forming a magnetic field and a sensor between the magnet and an object having a circumferential surface. The object rotates around a rotation axis direction of the circumferential surface and displaces along the rotation axis direction, and an interaction between the magnet and a recess or projection portion of the circumferential surface of the object is configured to induce the magnetic field. The sensor outputs a first signal proportional to a first magnetic flux density in the rotation axis direction at a predetermined time, outputs a second signal proportional to a second magnetic flux density in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential surface of the object at the predetermined time, calculates an angle based on the first and the second magnetic flux density, and output a third signal proportional to the angle based on the first and the second magnetic flux density.