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Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2023
Applicant:

Harley-davidson Motor Company, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);

Inventors:

Johann Voges, Brookfield, WI (US);

Karl Monis, Hartland, WI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/00 (2006.01); B62M 11/06 (2006.01); B62M 23/02 (2010.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F16H 3/089 (2006.01); F16H 61/28 (2006.01); F16H 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/089 (2013.01); B62M 11/06 (2013.01); B62M 23/02 (2013.01); F02N 11/0851 (2013.01); F16H 3/006 (2013.01); F16H 61/2807 (2013.01); F16H 2003/007 (2013.01); F16H 2003/0822 (2013.01); F16H 2061/2853 (2013.01);
Abstract

A motorized vehicle includes a multi-speed transmission having a plurality of forward gears configured to be selectively engaged to drive the motorized vehicle, an internal combustion engine selectively coupled to the transmission, and a reverse drive system selectively coupled to the transmission to provide torque to drive the motorized vehicle in a reverse direction. The reverse drive system includes an electric motor and a reverse drive gear train configured to be selectively coupled to the transmission. The transmission includes a neutral position in which the internal combustion engine is decoupled from the transmission and freely rotatable relative to the transmission. The reverse drive gear train is configured to be operably coupled to the transmission when the transmission is in the neutral position, such that the reverse drive system is operable to drive the motorized vehicle in the reverse direction without interference from the internal combustion engine.


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