The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, is using carbon-fiber reinforcement to add stiffness across the width of their continuously variable transmission or CVT belts. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A wide ratio, rubber V-belt driven, continuously variable transmission was designed, built, and operated in a 1.7 liter engine, ...

Rubber continuously variable transmission (CVT) belts are extensively applied in automotive industry. The tones of belt 'whistle' noise, which vary with belt transmission speed during low- and ...

So up to now we've only referred to the CVT as efficient or economical. While true, it doesn't mean the CVT has to be condemned to the confines of the econo class of cars. Luxury cars can reap ...