US3209620A
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Transmission
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1962-09-19
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1982-09-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard D Moan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:52
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H3/00; F16H3/44; F16H3/62; F16H3/66; F16H3/663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A TRANSMISSION HAVING AN INPUT SHAFT, AN OUTPUT SHAFT, AND MEANS DRIVINGLY CONNECTING SAID SHAFTS, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A PLANETARY GEAR UNIT HAVING DRIVE AND DRIVEN AND REACTION AND OTHER ROTATABLE MEMBERS, MEANS CONNECTING THE DRIVE MEMBER TO SAID INPUT SHAFT, MEANS CONNECTING THE DRIVEN MEMBER TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, AND A SELECTIVELY OPERABLE BRAKE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE REACTION MEMBER OF SAID GEAR UNIT, SAID LATTER OPERATIVE CONNECTION INCLUDING A SELECTIVELY OPERABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH MEANS WHEN OPERABLE PROVIDING AN INFINITELY VARIABLE ENGAGEMENT OR RELEASE OF SAID REACTION MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO SAID BRAKE MEANS FOR EFFECTING SMOOTH TRANSMISSION DRIVE CHANGES, THE SELECTIVE OPERATION OF SAID BRAKE MEANS HOLDING SAID REACTION MEMBER STATIONARY TO PERMIT ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE DRIVE THROUGH SAID TRANSMISSION, OR RELEASING SAID BRAKE MEANS TO PERMIT ESTABLISHMENT OF ANOTHER DRIVE THROUGH SAID TRANSMISSION, AND SELECTIVELY OPERABLE DIRECT DRIVE CLUTCH MEANS BETWEEN ONE OF SAID DRIVEN AND DRIVING MEMBERS AND SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH MEANS WHEN OPERABLE PERMITTING ESTABLISHMENT OF A DIRECT DRIVE THROUGH SAID GEAR UNIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A TRANSMISSION HAVING AN INPUT SHAFT, AN OUTPUT SHAFT, AND MEANS DRIVINGLY CONNECTING SAID SHAFTS, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A PLANETARY GEAR UNIT HAVING DRIVE AND DRIVEN AND REACTION AND OTHER ROTATABLE MEMBERS, MEANS CONNECTING THE DRIVE MEMBER TO SAID INPUT SHAFT, MEANS CONNECTING THE DRIVEN MEMBER TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, AND A SELECTIVELY OPERABLE BRAKE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE REACTION MEMBER OF SAID GEAR UNIT, SAID LATTER OPERATIVE CONNECTION INCLUDING A SELECTIVELY OPERABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH MEANS WHEN OPERABLE PROVIDING AN INFINITELY VARIABLE ENGAGEMENT OR RELEASE OF SAID REACTION MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO SAID BRAKE MEANS FOR EFFECTING SMOOTH TRANSMISSION DRIVE CHANGES, THE SELECTIVE OPERATION OF SAID BRAKE MEANS HOLDING SAID REACTION MEMBER STATIONARY TO PERMIT ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE DRIVE THROUGH SAID TRANSMISSION, OR RELEASING SAID BRAKE MEANS TO PERMIT ESTABLISHMENT OF ANOTHER DRIVE THROUGH SAID TRANSMISSION, AND SELECTIVELY OPERABLE DIRECT DRIVE CLUTCH MEANS BETWEEN ONE OF SAID DRIVEN AND DRIVING MEMBERS AND SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH MEANS WHEN OPERABLE PERMITTING ESTABLISHMENT OF A DIRECT DRIVE THROUGH SAID GEAR UNIT.
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