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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W Atkinson, Muncie, IN (US);
Jack M Fisher, Muncie, IN (US);
Assignee:
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74701 ; 74359 ; 74363 ;
Abstract
A transaxle includes a multi-stage final drive assembly with the final drive assembly with a plurality of serial stages. The transaxle has an input, a plurality of gear sets selectively engageable for directing power from the input to the first stage of the final drive assembly, and another gear set engageable for directing power from the input to another stage of the final drive assembly thereby by-passing the first stage thereof.