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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Kevin D. Beaty, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard A. Nellums, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin D. Beaty, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard A. Nellums, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/02 (2006.01); F16H 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A powertrain system is provided that includes a prime mover and a change-gear transmission having an input, at least two gear ratios, and an output. The powertrain system also includes a power shunt configured to route power applied to the transmission by one of the input and the output to the other one of the input and the output. A transmission system and a method for facilitating shifting of a transmission system are also provided.