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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Amarnath Rao Jawalkar Nagaraj, Peoria, IL (US);
Timothy J. May, Princeton, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A torque converter and torque divider includes a prime mover input and a torque converter. The torque converter and torque divider further includes a torque divider configured to receive the prime mover input and divide the prime mover input torque into at least a planetary system input torque and a second torque. A planetary gear system is configured to receive the planetary system input torque. The torque converter and torque divider further includes a lockup clutch configured to lock rotating components of at least one of the torque converter and the torque divider and further includes a torque output.