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A continuously variable transmission of an automotive vehicle has a start assist device, a forward-reverse changeover device, and a V-belt type transmission. The changeover device has an input shaft for receiving power from the start assist device. The V-belt type transmission has a drive shaft conn

A continuously variable transmission of an automotive vehicle has a start assist device, a forward-reverse changeover device, and a V-belt type transmission. The changeover device has an input shaft for receiving power from the start assist device. The V-belt type transmission has a drive shaft connected to a drive pulley. The input shaft and the drive shaft are aligned along a common longitudinal central axis. A fluid passage arrangement for the transmission includes a hydraulic fluid passage for a chamber of the drive pulley, which passage includes mutually communicating axial holes formed in the input shaft and the drive shaft. One of the axial holes communicates with a hydraulic fluid supply, while the other axial hole communicates with the chamber. The fluid passage arrangement further has lubricating fluid passages for the transmission and the changeover device. These lubricating fluid passages are formed in radially outer peripheral portions with respect to the input shaft and extend axially along the input shaft.

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A continuously variable transmission for an automotive vehicle comprising: a V-belt type continuously variable transmission mechanism having a drive pulley, a driven pulley, and an endless V-belt, each width of V-grooves of which pulleys being changeable for continuously varying a rotational speed r

A continuously variable transmission for an automotive vehicle comprising: a V-belt type continuously variable transmission mechanism having a drive pulley, a driven pulley, and an endless V-belt, each width of V-grooves of which pulleys being changeable for continuously varying a rotational speed ratio between the pulleys by supplying pressurized hydraulic fluid to actuate a piston in a hydraulic fluid chamber of at least the drive pulley, and between which drive and driven pulleys the V-belt being passed for transmitting power between said pulleys; a forward-reverse changeover device having a planetary gearing, a forward clutch, a reverse brake, and an input shaft, which planetary gearing receiving rotational power through the input shaft and providing the rotational power to the drive pulley of said transmission mechanism through a drive shaft connected to and carrying the drive pulley, and which planetary gearing changing over a rotational direction of the drive shaft between the same and a counter direction relative to a rotational direction of the input shaft by selectively actuating the forward clutch or the reverse brake; a start assist device transmitting rotational power between a power unit and the input shaft of said forward reverse changeover device, allowing rotation of an output shaft of the power unit despite of stop rotating condition of the input shaft; a casing containing said transmission mechanism, said start assist device, and said forward-reverse changeover device so that the input shaft of said forward-reverse changeover device and the drive shaft of said drive pulley are aligned along a common longitudinal central axis; and a fluid passage arrangement having hydraulic fluid passages for the drive pulley, and lubricating fluid passages for rotational components of said continuously variable transmission mechanism and said forward-reverse changeover device, which rotational components including bearings, wherein said hydraulic fluid passages for the drive pulley are arranged so that a first axial hole as a fluid passage is formed in the input shaft of the forward-reverse changeover device and connected to a pressurized hydraulic fluid supply, a second axial hole as another fluid passage is formed in the drive shaft of the drive pulley and connected to the first axial hole formed in the input shaft, and another fluid passage is provided to extend between the second axial hole formed in the drive shaft and the hydraulic fluid chamber of the drive pulley, and wherein said lubricating fluid passages for the rotational components are arranged so that the lubricating fluid passages are provided adjacent to and on radially outer side of the input shaft and extend axially along the input shaft.