Have we discussed this before?

http://www.fallbrooktechnologies.com/



Matt-


"Tilting the spheres changes their contact diameters,
permitting an infinite progression of speed ratios."

How can you tilt a sphere? :)
-- 
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Paul,
This appears to me to be somewhat like a torque converter as it's filled
with fluid.
I don't think tilting the sphere is doing all the work, rather it appears to
me that it the distance between the balls and the housings diminishes on one
side, which allows more transfer of torque, or less transfer of torque, due
to more or less distance (therefore fluid thickness) on one or the other
sides.
If the spheres were transferring drive though friction it wouldn't matter if
you tilted the balls it would still be the same diameter, so I believe it is
the fluid film thickness that is transferring the torque.

Not a bad idea at all, might also work as a damper!?
Could be heavy though.
George ( down under)



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