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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
Applicant:
Stephen C. Garnett, Princeville, IL (US);
Inventor:
Stephen C. Garnett, Princeville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive arrangement for a machine includes a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a first motor, a second motor, and a third motor. The first, second, and third motors are drivingly connected to the first, second, and third planetary gear sets to simultaneously generate fewer than three separate output rotations.