Hettlage Variator

[LockH]

A new word/phrase for the ES Bible...
From German inventor Eckart Hettlage

Seen here (Deutsch sprechen?):
http://hettlagedrive.de/de/antriebssysteme/hettlagevariator/#Vertrieb

Looks like:

... and a video from 2011:
[youtube]eWXxiXvfBjg[/youtube]

Amusing?

 

[LockH]

EDIT: Found the English version for his site:
http://hettlagedrive.de/en/transmissionsystems/hettlagevariator/

The HettlageVariator is the core part of a gear drive for tooth belt or chain transmissions providing an outstanding degree of efficiency. The gear can be shifted under full load and is based on a variable sprocket. It was developed in several builds for a variety of applications.

 

[LockH]

EDIT (again): Posted just now re the Variator to the ES FacePlant Group:

Martin Halvorson I emailed him to ask a few questions, and he said they'd quit making them, and recommended a Rohloff