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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl Arden Nerstad, East Peoria, IL (US);
William Lee Short, Jr., East Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/704 ;
Abstract
A vehicle transmission is provided that includes an input shaft, a countershaft, and an output shaft. A plurality of clutches and gears are operatively disposed on the input shaft, countershaft, and output shaft. At least one of the clutches disposed on the input shaft is identical to at least one of the clutches disposed on the countershaft and to at least one of the clutches disposed on the output shaft.