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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2010
Applicant:
Thomas Towles Lawson, Jr., Charlottesville, VA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Towles Lawson, Jr., Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/72 (2006.01); F16H 37/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motor vehicle transmission includes a power splitter connected with the vehicle engine and having two outputs. A differential and a clutch are connected with the outputs of the splitter. Separate gearboxes including alternating sequential gear mechanisms are connected with the differential and clutch. The differential and clutch are independently operated under control of an electronic control unit to provide continuous flow of power from the engine to the gearboxes which may be simultaneously operated.