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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2003
Applicant:
James E. Winzeler, East Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
James E. Winzeler, East Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/06 (2006.01); F16H 57/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A final drive assembly for transmitting torque between an input and an output includes a compound gear assembly. The compound gear assembly includes at least three planetary gear trains and is in driving engagement with the input. Each planetary gear train of the at least three planetary gear trains is adapted to coactively and drivingly engage the output, wherein torque generated by the input is distributed to the output by each of the planetary gear trains.