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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Hydro-gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Inventor:
Austin J. Templin, Pittsboro, IN (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/439 (2010.01); F16H 61/438 (2010.01); F04B 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/439 (2013.01); F04B 1/26 (2013.01); F16H 61/438 (2013.01);
Abstract
A return to neutral (RTN) mechanism for a variable drive apparatus having a rotatable control shaft is provided. The RTN mechanism incorporates a neutral lockdown plate secured to the housing of the variable drive apparatus and disposed about the rotatable control shaft, a control arm fixed to the control shaft to impart rotation thereto, a single, rotatable return arm piloted upon a protective cover, and a pair of springs to bias the control shaft back to a neutral position from either a forward or reverse rotation.