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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1976

Filed:

Aug. 12, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:

William E Weseloh, San Diego, CA (US);

Elias Orshansky, Jr, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74687 ;
Abstract

A relatively inexpensive simplified type of split-torque power transmission. A simple planetary gear assembly is employed having a carrier connected to the input with a set of planet gears, a ring gear, and a sun gear. Suitable speed-varying means are used, such as two variable-stroke hydraulic units, each having rotary shafts and driving relation therewith, the two units being hydraulically connected together so that one serves as a pump while the other serves as a motor, and vice versa. Two gear trains respectively connect the ring gear to the first rotary shaft and the sun gear to the second rotary shaft. A first clutch means connects the first rotary shaft in driving relation to the output means, and a second clutch means connects the second rotary shaft in driving relation to the output shaft. A three-range transmission and a four-range transmission are also shown.


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