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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:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan C Stine, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Brian P Coe, Portage, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
477111 ; 74745 ; 74325 ;
Abstract
An improved transmission (10) having enhanced torque capacity gearings for only the upper ratios (15th, 16th) and a powertrain system (100) utilizing same are provided. The powertrain system includes a torque-controlled engine (E) and a controller (208), preferably defined by the engine controller (EC), for limiting transmission input torque in the lower ratios.