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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2001
Terence James Roycroft, Waiuku, NZ;
Alan Timothy Gibbs, London, GB;
Gibbs Technologies Limited, Jersey, GB;
Abstract
A PTO (power take off) sprocket driving belt or chain is attached to input shaft of a transversely mounted vehicle gearbox . The driving face of sprocket is outside casting ; its driven part is attached to sprocket by bolts , running in bearing in flanged spigot . Shaft is driven through sprocket by belt or chain . Decouplers may be fitted to wheel drive shafts, and to the PTO drive at . FIGS. , and show automatic and manual gearboxes mounted alongside engines; FIG. also shows marine jet drive , bevel gears , and Cardan shaft . FIG. shows in-line transmission . FIG. shows a sandwich PTO with manual gearbox and clutch assembly ; or automatic gearbox and torque converter . Applications are disclosed to semi-automatic, sequential shit automated manual, and CVT gearboxes.