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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Hydro-gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Inventor:
Michael L. Bennett, Sullivan, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/10 (2006.01); F16H 47/04 (2006.01); F16H 39/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/105 (2013.01); F16H 39/10 (2013.01); F16H 47/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gear reduction apparatus includes a first gear set and a second gear set connected to a motor shaft, a clutch assembly located between the first gear set and the second gear set and being configured to occupy an engaged state and a disengaged state, wherein the engaged state enables torque transmission from the first rotatable shaft to the second rotatable shaft, and the disengaged state disables torque transmission from the first rotatable shaft to the second rotatable shaft.