Dry CVT(Continuously variable transmission) consists of a driving pulley and a driven pulley joined by rubber V-belt. Each pulley consists of a fixed flange and a movable flange. The movable flange of the driving pulley has the centrifugal roller and a ramp plate in the flange. The movable flange moves toward a fixed flange under the actuation of a centrifugal roller, as the driving pulley speed increases. The main advantages of the Dry CVT with V-belt, which has been popular in Asia, are a simple mechanism, less maintenance and low cost. The important claim which have an influence on the performance of the Dry CVT is the wear of the centrifugal roller. In this study ball type is proposed instead of roller type of movable flange to resolve claim. Also experiments are carried out for new model to evaluate performances.

The scooter CVT is consisted of driving pulley, rubber V-belt and driven pulley. A driving pulley of CVT plays a vital role. In this study, contact forces of movable flange, roller and ramp plate are analyzed for wear of roller. As the results, 1) when incline angle of ramp plate become decreased, reaction difference of ramp plate and movable flange become increased, so roller wear can be decreased, 2) when radius of movable flange profile is increased, reaction difference become increased also. Roller wear had been caused serious claim. Based on the analysis, advanced model of driving pulley is presented.