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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2021
Vanair Manufacturing Inc., Michigan City, IN (US);
Ralph Kokot, Jr., Crown Point, IN (US);
Michael Crumley, Three Oaks, MI (US);
Charles Lorance, Galien, MI (US);
Vanair Manufacturing, Inc., Michigan City, IN (US);
Abstract
A driveline system for connecting an on-vehicle PTO shaft to on-vehicle auxiliary equipment installed on a vehicle. The driveline system is adapted for mounting to an undercarriage of a vehicle that includes a transmission, a PTO shaft connected to the transmission near a forward end of the transmission, and auxiliary equipment mounted to the undercarriage aft of the transmission. The driveline system includes a first shaft connected to the PTO shaft via a first U-joint, a second shaft connected to the auxiliary equipment via a second U-joint and to the first shaft via a third U-joint, a bearing installed on the first shaft for supporting the first and second shafts adjacent the third U-joint, and a bracket that is attached to the transmission rearward of the PTO shaft.
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