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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Kuhn North America, Inc., Brodhead, WI (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Rowntree, Brodhead, WI (US);
Léandre Guidault, La Copechagnière, FR;
Rodney Zimmerman, New Glarus, WI (US);
Assignee:
KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Brodhead, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 47/04 (2006.01); A01K 5/00 (2006.01); F16H 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 47/04 (2013.01); A01K 5/001 (2013.01); F16H 2045/002 (2013.01); F16H 2045/005 (2013.01); F16H 2047/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transmission system for a feed mixer including a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is provided. The CVT includes a mechanical loop and a hydrostatic loop. The CVT is operated so that the mechanical portion of the CVT is prevented from overtaking the hydrostatic portion of the CVT at start up of the CVT.