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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2020
Trinity Innovative Solutions, Llc, Mead, WA (US);
Brandt Peter Wilson, Post Falls, ID (US);
Trinity Innovative Solutions, LLC, Mead, WA (US);
Abstract
A transmission is described. The transmission employs a main input sprocket configured to be driven by a drive system of the apparatus implementing the transmission. The main input sprocket is disposed on and coupled to a main axle of the transmission. The transmission further includes an output gear that is configured to float on the main axle and is connected to a driven output component of the apparatus implementing the transmission. By floating on the main axle, the output gear can rotate at a rate that differs from a rotational rate of the main input sprocket. To control a rate at which the output gear rotates relative to the main input sprocket, the transmission employs a reference carrier floating on the main axle. A rotational rate of the reference carrier dictates an amount of torsional relief from the main input sprocket to the output gear. A rate at which the reference carrier rotates about the main axle is controlled by a control system of the transmission, which may be implemented as a computer-based control system, a mechanical feedback-based control system, and combinations thereof.