Continuously variable transmission

Abstract

This invention relates to a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit D to a driven unit F, a transmission adjustment system for adjusting the transmission system to obtain a continuous shift ratio, a guide cone system for maintaining a concentric circle of a rotation radius when a transmission element such as a chain is rotated, a guide cone/transmission adjustment system and a continuously variable transmission system which are made by combination of the above systems. The transmission system includes the transmission element with a tooth portion for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit D to the driven unit F. A transmission adjustment method in the transmission adjustment system is varied depending upon rotation or stop of a carrier. The guide cone system includes a guide cone having a portion of which comes in contact with the transmission element is formed in a shape of a cone having a constant slope. A coupling method of the above systems and an input/output method are selected in the continuously variable transmission system. With the above construction, this invention can be applied without being restricted to the output capacity of the engine, have a simple construction, and transmit a rotation force to an output shaft from an input shaft with high efficiency to reduce energy. Particularly, this invention is widely applied to an industrial machinery as well as a transportation machinery.

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         7 . A transmission adjustment system capable of adjusting a transmission system to obtain a continuous shift ratio, comprising:
 an adjustment main shaft;   a left adjustment main gear integrally connected to the adjustment main shaft;   a right adjustment main gear coupled to the adjustment main shaft;   a left driving adjustment screw fixed to an exterior;   a right driving adjustment screw fixed to an exterior in such a way that a center thereof coincides with that of the left driving adjustment screw;   a left driving adjustment slider meshed with the left adjustment main gear and assembled to the left driving adjustment screw in a left-handed screw manner;   a right driving adjustment slider meshed with the right adjustment main gear and assembled to the right driving adjustment screw in a right-handed screw manner;   a left driving carrier and a right driving carrier each fixed to a plurality of driving carrier shafts;   a plurality of left driving flange gears and a plurality of right driving flange gears rotating around the driving carrier shafts and integrally connected to second driving planetary gear shafts;   a left driving adjustment sun gear rotating in an inside of the left driving carrier, a right row pinion of which is meshed with the left driving flange gears, and a left row pinion of which is provided with helical teeth;   a right driving adjustment sun gear rotating in an inside of the right driving carrier, a left row pinion of which is meshed with the right driving flange gears, and a right row pinion of which is provided with helical teeth;   a left driving helical slider assembled to the left driving adjustment slider and spline-coupled to the left driving carrier to be slid in an axial direction, in which the left driving helical slider is meshed with the left driving adjustment sun gear in a helical gear manner;   a left driving adjustment thrust bearing inserted into left and right sides of the left driving helical slider within the left driving adjustment slider in order to freely rotate the left driving helical slider when the left driving helical slider is rotated together with the left driving carrier and is axially moved by axial movement of the left driving adjustment slider;   a right driving helical slider assembled to the right driving adjustment slider and spline-coupled to the right driving carrier to be slid in an axial direction, in which the right driving helical slider is meshed with the right driving adjustment sun gear in a helical gear manner;   a right driving adjustment thrust bearing inserted into left and right sides of the right driving helical slider within the right driving adjustment slider in order to freely rotate the right driving helical slider when the right driving helical slider is rotated together with the right driving carrier and is axially moved by axial movement of the right driving adjustment slider;   a left driven adjustment screw fixed to an exterior;   a right driven adjustment screw fixed to an exterior in such a way that a center thereof coincides with that of the left driven adjustment screw;   a left driven adjustment slider meshed with the left adjustment main gear and assembled to the left driven adjustment screw in a right-handed screw manner;   a right driven adjustment slider meshed with the right adjustment main gear and assembled to the right driven adjustment screw in a left-handed screw manner;   a left driven carrier and a right driven carrier each fixed to a plurality of driven carrier shafts;   a plurality of left driven flange gears and a plurality of right driven flange gears rotating around the driven carrier shafts and integrally connected to second driven planetary gear shafts;   a left driven adjustment sun gear rotating in an inside of the left driven carrier, a right row pinion of which is meshed with the left driven flange gears, and a left row pinion of which is provided with helical teeth;   a right driven adjustment sun gear rotating in an inside of the right driven carrier, a left row pinion of which is meshed with the right driven flange gears, and a right row pinion of which is provided with helical teeth;   a left driven helical slider assembled to the left driven adjustment slider and spline-coupled to the left driven carrier to be slid in an axial direction, in which the left driven helical slider is meshed with the left driven adjustment sun gear in a helical gear manner;   a left driven adjustment thrust bearing inserted into left and right sides of the left driven helical slider within the left driven adjustment slider in order to freely rotate the left driven helical slider when the left driven helical slider is rotated together with the left driven carrier and is axially moved by axial movement of the left driven adjustment slider;   a right driven helical slider assembled to the right driven adjustment slider and spline-coupled to the right driven carrier to be slid in an axial direction, in which the right driven helical slider is meshed with the right driven adjustment sun gear in a helical gear manner; and   a right driven adjustment thrust bearing inserted into left and right sides of the right driven helical slider within the right driven adjustment slider in order to freely rotate the right driven helical slider when the right driven helical slider is rotated together with the right driven carrier and is axially moved by axial movement of the right driven adjustment slider.   
     
     
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         13 . A guide cone system, installed in a transmission system including driving carrier shafts and driven carrier shafts which are rotating therein, for maintaining a concentric circle of a rotation radius when a transmission element is rotated, the guide cone system comprising:
 a left driving guide cone assembled to a left driving adjustment sun gear in a left-handed screw manner, a portion of the left driving guide cone which comes in contact with the transmission element being formed in a shape of cone having a constant slope, the left driving guide cone being provided with a plurality of circular arc shape grooves of a certain angle to ensure movement of second driving planetary gear shafts when the second driving planetary gear shafts are rotated, and the right driving guide cone being provided with a groove so that a portion to be assembled to driving carrier shafts is axially reciprocated;   a right driving guide cone assembled to a right driving adjustment sun gear in a right-handed screw manner, a portion of the right driving guide cone which comes in contact with the transmission element being formed in a shape of cone having a constant slope, the right driving guide cone being provided with a plurality of circular arc shape grooves of a certain angle to ensure movement of the second driving planetary gear shafts when the second driving planetary gear shafts are rotated, and the right driving guide cone being provided with a groove so that a portion to be assembled to the driving carrier shafts is axially reciprocated;   a left driven guide cone assembled to a left driven adjustment sun gear in a right-handed screw manner, a portion of the left driven guide cone which comes in contact with the transmission element being formed in a shape of cone having a constant slope, the left driven guide cone being provided with a plurality of circular arc shape grooves of a certain angle to ensure movement of second driven planetary gear shafts when the second driven planetary gear shafts are rotated, and the right driven guide cone being provided with a groove so that a portion to be assembled to the driven carrier shafts is axially reciprocated; and   a right driven guide cone assembled to a right driven adjustment sun gear in a left-handed screw manner, a portion of the right driven guide cone which comes in contact with the transmission element being formed in a shape of cone having a constant slope, the right driven guide cone being provided with a plurality of circular arc shape grooves of a certain angle to ensure movement of the second driven planetary gear shafts when the second driven planetary gear shafts are rotated, and the right driven guide cone being provided with a groove so that a portion to be assembled to the driven carrier shafts is axially reciprocated.   
     
     
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         18 . A guide cone/transmission adjustment system comprising the transmission adjustment system according to  claim 7  and further comprising a guide cone system installed in the transmission system including the driving carrier shafts and the driven carrier shafts which are rotating therein, for maintaining a concentric circle of a rotation radius when a transmission element is rotated, the guide cone system comprising:
 a left driving guide cone assembled to the left driving adjustment sun gear in a left-handed screw manner, a portion of the left driving guide cone which comes in contact with the transmission element being formed in a shape of cone having a constant slope, the left driving guide cone being provided with a plurality of circular arc shape grooves of a certain angle to ensure movement of the second driving planetary gear shafts when the second driving planetary gear shafts are rotated, and the right driving guide cone being provided with a groove so that a portion to be assembled to driving carrier shafts is axially reciprocated; 
 a right driving guide cone assembled to the right driving adjustment sun gear in a right-handed screw manner, a portion of the right driving guide cone which comes in contact with the transmission element being formed in a shape of cone having a constant slope, the right driving guide cone being provided with a plurality of circular arc shape grooves of a certain angle to ensure movement of the second driving planetary gear shafts when the second driving planetary gear shafts are rotated, and the right driving guide cone being provided with a groove so that a portion to be assembled to the driving carrier shafts is axially reciprocated; 
 a left driven guide cone assembled to the left driven adjustment sun gear in a right-handed screw manner, a portion of the left driven guide cone which comes in contact with the transmission element being formed in a shape of cone having a constant slope, the left driven guide cone being provided with a plurality of circular arc shape grooves of a certain angle to ensure movement of the second driven planetary gear shafts when the second driven planetary gear shafts are rotated, and the right driven guide cone being provided with a groove so that a portion to be assembled to the driven carrier shafts is axially reciprocated; and 
 a right driven guide cone assembled to the right driven adjustment sun gear in a left-handed screw manner, a portion of the right driven guide cone which comes in contact with the transmission element being formed in a shape of cone having a constant slope, the right driven guide cone being provided with a plurality of circular arc shape grooves of a certain angle to ensure movement of the second driven planetary gear shafts when the second driven planetary gear shafts are rotated, and the right driven guide cone being provided with a groove so that a portion to be assembled to the driven carrier shafts is axially reciprocated. 
 
     
     
         19 . The guide cone/transmission adjustment system of  claim 18 , wherein the left driving guide cone is assembled to the left driving adjustment sun gear in a left-handed screw manner, the right driving guide cone is assembled to the left driving adjustment sun gear in a right-handed screw manner, the left driven guide cone is assembled to the left driven adjustment sun gear in a right-handed screw manner, and the right driven guide cone is assembled to the left driven adjustment sun gear in a left-handed screw manner. 
     
     
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         50 . A continuously variable transmission system including the guide cone/transmission adjustment system according to  claim 18 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears rotating about the driving carrier shafts and meshed with the driving sun gear; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driving planetary gears rotating around the second driving planetary gear shafts, meshed with the first driving planetary gears, and revolving around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears rotating about the driven carrier shafts and meshed with the driven sun gear; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driven planetary gears rotating around the second driven planetary gear shafts, meshed with the first driven planetary gears, and revolving around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with the second driving planetary gears and the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the guide cone/transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         51 . A continuously variable transmission system including the guide cone/transmission adjustment system according to  claim 18 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears rotating around the driving carrier shafts and meshed with the driving sun gear; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the first driving planetary gears, rotates around the second driving planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears rotating about the driven carrier shafts and meshed with the driven sun gear; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the first driven planetary gears, rotates around the second driven planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle right; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with each left row pinion of the second driving planetary gears and each left row pinion of the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the guide cone/transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         52 . A continuously variable transmission system including the guide cone/transmission adjustment system according to  claim 18 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right of row of pinion of which is meshed with the driving sun gear and rotates around the driving carrier shafts; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driving planetary gears being meshed with each left row of pinion of the first driving planetary gears, rotating around the second driving planetary gear shafts, and revolving around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driving ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driving planetary gears which rotate around the driving carrier shaft;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the driven sun gear and rotates around the driven carrier shafts; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driven planetary gears being meshed with each left row pinion of the first driven planetary gears, rotating around the second driven planetary gear shafts, and revolving around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driven ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driven planetary gears which rotate around the driven carrier shaft; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with the second driving planetary gears and the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the guide cone/transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         53 . A continuously variable transmission system including the guide cone/transmission adjustment system according to  claim 18 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the driving sun gear and rotates around the driving carrier shafts; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with each left row pinion of the first driving planetary gears, rotates around the second driving planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driving ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driving planetary gears which rotate around the driving carrier shaft;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the driven sun gear and rotates around the driven carrier shafts; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with each left row pinion of the first driven planetary gears, rotates around the second driven planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driven ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driven planetary gears which rotate around the driven carrier shafts; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with each left row of pinion of the second driving planetary gears and each left row of pinion of the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the guide cone/transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         54 . A continuously variable transmission system including the guide cone/transmission adjustment system according to  claim 19 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears rotating about the driving carrier shafts and meshed with the driving sun gear; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driving planetary gears rotating around the second driving planetary gear shafts, meshed with the first driving planetary gears, and revolving around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears rotating about the driven carrier shafts and meshed with the driven sun gear; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driven planetary gears rotating around the second driven planetary gear shafts, meshed with the first driven planetary gears, and revolving around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with the second driving planetary gears and the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the guide cone/transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         55 . A continuously variable transmission system including the guide cone/transmission adjustment system according to  claim 19 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears rotating around the driving carrier shafts and meshed with the driving sun gear; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the first driving planetary gears, rotates around the second driving planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears rotating about the driven carrier shafts and meshed with the driven sun gear; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the first driven planetary gears, rotates around the second driven planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle right; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with each left row pinion of the second driving planetary gears and each left row pinion of the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the guide cone/transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         56 . A continuously variable transmission system including the guide cone/transmission adjustment system according to  claim 19 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right of row of pinion of which is meshed with the driving sun gear and rotates around the driving carrier shafts; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driving planetary gears being meshed with each left row of pinion of the first driving planetary gears, rotating around the second driving planetary gear shafts, and revolving around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driving ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driving planetary gears which rotate around the driving carrier shaft;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the driven sun gear and rotates around the driven carrier shafts; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driven planetary gears being meshed with each left row pinion of the first driven planetary gears, rotating around the second driven planetary gear shafts, and revolving around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driven ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driven planetary gears which rotate around the driven carrier shaft; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with the second driving planetary gears and the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the guide cone/transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         57 . A continuously variable transmission system including the guide cone/transmission adjustment system according to  claim 19 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the driving sun gear and rotates around the driving carrier shafts; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with each left row pinion of the first driving planetary gears, rotates around the second driving planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driving ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driving planetary gears which rotate around the driving carrier shaft;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the driven sun gear and rotates around the driven carrier shafts; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with each left row pinion of the first driven planetary gears, rotates around the second driven planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driven ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driven planetary gears which rotate around the driven carrier shafts; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with each left row of pinion of the second driving planetary gears and each left row of pinion of the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the guide cone/transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
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         78 . A continuously variable transmission system including the transmission adjustment system according to  claim 7 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears rotating about the driving carrier shafts and meshed with the driving sun gear; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driving planetary gears rotating around the second driving planetary gear shafts, meshed with the first driving planetary gears, and revolving around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears rotating about the driven carrier shafts and meshed with the driven sun gear; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driven planetary gears rotating around the second driven planetary gear shafts, meshed with the first driven planetary gears, and revolving around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with the second driving planetary gears and the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         79 . A continuously variable transmission system including the transmission adjustment system according to  claim 7 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears rotating around the driving carrier shafts and meshed with the driving sun gear; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the first driving planetary gears, rotates around the second driving planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears rotating about the driven carrier shafts and meshed with the driven sun gear; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; and a plurality of second driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the first driven planetary gears, rotates around the second driven planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle right; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with each left row pinion of the second driving planetary gears and each left row pinion of the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         80 . A continuously variable transmission system including the transmission adjustment system according to  claim 7 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right of row of pinion of which is meshed with the driving sun gear and rotates around the driving carrier shafts; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driving planetary gears being meshed with each left row of pinion of the first driving planetary gears, rotating around the second driving planetary gear shafts, and revolving around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driving ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driving planetary gears which rotate around the driving carrier shaft;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the driven sun gear and rotates around the driven carrier shafts; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driven planetary gears being meshed with each left row pinion of the first driven planetary gears, rotating around the second driven planetary gear shafts, and revolving around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driven ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driven planetary gears which rotate around the driven carrier shaft; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with the second driving planetary gears and the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         81 . A continuously variable transmission system including the transmission adjustment system according to  claim 7 , and a transmission system for transmitting a driving force from a driving unit to a driven unit, comprising:
 the driving unit including a driving sun gear; a plurality of driving carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driving carrier or a right driving carrier; a plurality of first driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the driving sun gear and rotates around the driving carrier shafts; a plurality of second driving planetary gear shafts rotating about the driving carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driving planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with each left row pinion of the first driving planetary gears, rotates around the second driving planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driving planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driving ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driving planetary gears which rotate around the driving carrier shaft;   the driven unit including a driven sun gear; a plurality of driven carrier shafts fixed to a case, a left driven carrier or a right driven carrier; a plurality of first driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with the driven sun gear and rotates around the driven carrier shafts; a plurality of second driven planetary gear shafts rotating about the driven carrier shafts by a desired angle; a plurality of second driven planetary gears of multiple-row pinion type, each right row of pinion of which is meshed with each left row pinion of the first driven planetary gears, rotates around the second driven planetary gear shafts, and revolves around the first driven planetary gears by a desired angle; and a driven ring gear meshed with each right row of pinion of the first driven planetary gears which rotate around the driven carrier shafts; and   a transmission element with a tooth portion meshed with each left row of pinion of the second driving planetary gears and each left row of pinion of the second driven planetary gears for transmitting the driving force from the driving unit to the driven unit,   wherein a method of coupling the transmission system and the transmission adjustment system and an input/output method are selected.   
     
     
         82 .- 93 . (canceled)