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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2019
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Michael Epple, Bad Waldsee, DE;
Matthias Messmer, Messkirch, DE;
Frank Sauter, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Sylva Rother, Kressbronn am Bodensee, DE;
Mario Holder, Tettnang, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
An auxiliary power take-off assembly in a motor vehicle transmission having a torque converter, transmission input and output with a drive shaft on the transmission input. The drive shaft is permanently connected to a drive motor of the vehicle by a pump shaft of the torque converter, a transmission output shaft at the transmission output and a transmission chain having drive input and output elements. A transmission power take-off shaft on the transmission output and a transmission chain having at least a drive element and a power take-off element of which the power take-off element can be connected to an additional unit to be driven, and having a switching element. The power take-off element is arranged on a power take-off shaft and can be connected to the power take-off shaft via the switching element, which is arranged to act between power take-off shaft and the power take-off element.