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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:
Jun. 30, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1986
Karl A Nerstad, Peoria, IL (US);
Willis E Windish, Pekin, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A compact countershaft transmission includes three shafts, a plurality of gears, and low, high and reverse clutch assemblies to provide either one or two forward speeds and one reverse speed. The low and high clutch assemblies are arranged along the second shaft and the reverse clutch assembly is located along the third shaft. The countershaft transmission provides a moderate drop height between the first and third shafts, and is coupled to a trailing planetary transmission that provides a plurality of speeds for each range of the countershaft transmission. The countershaft transmission is compatible with a PTO section and provides positive drive to a plurality of pumps.