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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Jeremie Alan Wade, Haw River, NC (US);
Nicholas Thomas Biersdorf, Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jeremie Alan Wade, Haw River, NC (US);
Nicholas Thomas Biersdorf, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 35/10 (2006.01); F16H 37/02 (2006.01); F16H 37/06 (2006.01); B60K 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dual torque limiter on a utility vehicle having a gear train connected to a main shaft through a first slip clutch assembly that releases the gear train from the main shaft if torque exceeds a predetermined limit. The main shaft is connected to a rear drive train. The front drive train is connected to the main shaft through a second slip clutch assembly that releases the front drive train from the main shaft if torque exceeds a predetermined limit.