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US3173310A
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Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1962-08-20
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Granted: 1965-03-16
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Expires: 1982-08-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard D Moan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 18:51
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D67/00; F16H; F16H2200/00; F16H2200/20; F16H2200/2002; F16H2200/2007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A TRANSMISSION HAVING A PLUALITY OF INPUT SHAFTS AND AN OUTPUT SHAFT, AND FIRST AND SECOND GEAR SETS EACH HAVING A PLURALITY OF MEMBERS FOR CONNECTING SAID SHAFTS TO PROVIDE FORWARD AND REVERSE DRIVES THROUGH SAID TRANSMISSION, MEANS CONNECTING ONE OF SAID INPUT SHAFTS TO A DRIVE MEMBER OF SAID FIRST GEAR SET, RELEASABLE MEANS CONNECTING ANOTHER OF SAID INPUT SHAFTS TO A SECOND DRIVE MEMBER OF SAID FIRST GEAR SET AND TO A MEMBER OF SAID SECOND GEAR SET, MEANS CONNECTING A THIRD MEMBER OF SAID FIRST GEAR SET TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, BRAKE MEANS HOLDING A SECOND MEMBER OF SAID SECOND GEAR SET STATIONARY TO PROVIDE A REDUCTION DRIVE THROUGH SAID GEAR SETS, AND OTHER MEANS ALTERNATELY CONNECTING A THIRD MEMBER OF SAID SECOND GEAR SET TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT OR HOLDING SAID THIRD MEMBER STATIONARY, THE SELECTIVE OPERATION AND COMBINATION OF SAID RELEASABLE MEANS, BRAKE MEANS, AND OTHER MEANS PROVIDING SAID FORWARD AND REVERSE DRIVES THROUGH SAID TRANSMISSION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A TRANSMISSION HAVING A PLUALITY OF INPUT SHAFTS AND AN OUTPUT SHAFT, AND FIRST AND SECOND GEAR SETS EACH HAVING A PLURALITY OF MEMBERS FOR CONNECTING SAID SHAFTS TO PROVIDE FORWARD AND REVERSE DRIVES THROUGH SAID TRANSMISSION, MEANS CONNECTING ONE OF SAID INPUT SHAFTS TO A DRIVE MEMBER OF SAID FIRST GEAR SET, RELEASABLE MEANS CONNECTING ANOTHER OF SAID INPUT SHAFTS TO A SECOND DRIVE MEMBER OF SAID FIRST GEAR SET AND TO A MEMBER OF SAID SECOND GEAR SET, MEANS CONNECTING A THIRD MEMBER OF SAID FIRST GEAR SET TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, BRAKE MEANS HOLDING A SECOND MEMBER OF SAID SECOND GEAR SET STATIONARY TO PROVIDE A REDUCTION DRIVE THROUGH SAID GEAR SETS, AND OTHER MEANS ALTERNATELY CONNECTING A THIRD MEMBER OF SAID SECOND GEAR SET TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT OR HOLDING SAID THIRD MEMBER STATIONARY, THE SELECTIVE OPERATION AND COMBINATION OF SAID RELEASABLE MEANS, BRAKE MEANS, AND OTHER MEANS PROVIDING SAID FORWARD AND REVERSE DRIVES THROUGH SAID TRANSMISSION.
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