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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Martin Fellmann, Passau, DE;
Bernd Somschor, Tettnang, DE;
Kazutaka Iuchi, Markdorf, DE;
Marton Kurucz, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 9/38 (2006.01); B61C 15/14 (2006.01); F16H 3/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 9/38 (2013.01); B61C 15/14 (2013.01); F16H 3/54 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0034 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2005 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2033 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2064 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device () to drive at least an output shaft () of a rail vehicle with a drive engine (). The at least one output shaft () can be brought into an operational connection with a wheel (), and a transmission assembly () is positioned on the drive side of the at least one output shaft (). At least two gear ratios can be presented in the area of the transmission assembly (). In addition, a method is described for operating such a device ().