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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2010
Applicants:

Bill Bradley, Dallas, TX (US);

Joel Craig Diehl, Austin, TX (US);

Dan Warner Harris, Aurora, CO (US);

Warner Allen Harris, Aurora, CO (US);

Warner Olan Harris, Banning, CA (US);

Steward B. Nazzaro, Denver, CO (US);

Wayne Turnbow, Centennial, CO (US);

Inventors:

Bill Bradley, Dallas, TX (US);

Joel Craig Diehl, Austin, TX (US);

Dan Warner Harris, Aurora, CO (US);

Warner Allen Harris, Aurora, CO (US);

Warner Olan Harris, Banning, CA (US);

Steward B. Nazzaro, Denver, CO (US);

Wayne Turnbow, Centennial, CO (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A vehicle includes a drive train having a manual transmission. An internal combustion engine is coupled to the manual transmission via a clutch. Auxiliary devices operate auxiliary systems of the vehicle. A battery energizes electric drivers for the auxiliary devices. A power exchange unit is coupled to the manual transmission via a power takeoff port. An electric generator is coupled to the power exchange unit, and the internal combustion engine drives the generator via the power exchange unit. The battery is energized by the generator via a battery charger.


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