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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Andrew K. Rekow, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Rainer Gugel, Plankstadt, DE;
David Mueller, Stutensee, DE;
Thomas G. Ore, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Dennis L. Jeffries, Underwood, MN (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/72 (2006.01); F16H 37/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/20 (2016.01); F16H 61/66 (2006.01); B60W 10/103 (2012.01); B60W 10/101 (2012.01); B60K 6/365 (2007.10); B60K 6/445 (2007.10); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/105 (2012.01); B60W 30/19 (2012.01); B60K 6/12 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60K 6/42 (2007.10); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); F16H 47/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/728 (2013.01); B60K 6/12 (2013.01); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); B60K 6/42 (2013.01); B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/101 (2013.01); B60W 10/103 (2013.01); B60W 10/105 (2013.01); B60W 20/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/18063 (2013.01); B60W 30/19 (2013.01); F16H 37/084 (2013.01); F16H 61/66 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); F16H 47/04 (2013.01); F16H 2037/0866 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0012 (2013.01); F16H 2061/6602 (2013.01); F16H 2702/02 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01); Y10T 477/27 (2015.01);
Abstract
An infinitely variable transmission (IVT) provides a plurality of transmission modes. At least one mode is a serial mode and at least one other mode is a split-path mode. The IVT provides substantially seamless shifting between the plurality of transmission modes.