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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Kenneth J. Peeters, Bear Creek, WI (US);
Arthur G. Erdman, New Brighton, MN (US);
H&S Manufacturing Co., Inc., Marshfield, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a control apparatus for an implement transmission. The transmission is operably coupled to a plurality of driven mechanisms for providing a driving power from a prime mover to the plurality of driven mechanisms. A shift assembly has a first and a second actuator apparatus. The first actuator apparatus is operably coupled to the transmission for selectively controlling the transmission of a driving power to at least a first driven mechanism, and the second actuator apparatus is operably coupled to the transmission for selectively controlling the transmission of a driving power to at least a second driven mechanism. The second actuator apparatus has a biasing apparatus for exerting a variable, selective bias on the transmission. A clutch for selectively engaging and disengaging a prime mover and the transmission has a rotatable stop member and an idler-stop assembly. The idler-stop assembly is shiftable between an engaged disposition and a disengaged disposition wherein the clutch is engaged and disengaged. The idler-stop assembly has a stop engaging member, the stop engaging member intersecting a path of rotation of the stop member to engage the stop member when in the disengaged disposition, said stop engaging member thereby positively disengaging the prime mover from the transmission. The clutch further includes an emergency stop assembly for remotely disengaging the driven sheave assembly.