US3176544A
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Transmission for rail vehicles with internal combustion engine
Assignee: Voith Getriebe KG
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Filing: 1961-08-02
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Granted: 1965-04-06
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Expires: 1981-08-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Baumeister Carlotto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:15
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H47/00; F16H47/06; F16H47/07; C; C07; C07D; C07D475/00; C07D475/06; C07D475/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19023; Y10T74/19037; Y10T74/19149; Y10T74/19158
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
292 words
IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE DRIVEN RAIL VEHICLE; INPUT SHAFT MEANS FOR DRIVING CONNECTION WITH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS, OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS, AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT VELOCITY RANGE TRANSMISSIONS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INPUT SHAFT MEANS AND SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS FOR RESPECTIVELY SELECTIVELY EFFECTING DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID INPUT SHAFT MEANS AND SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS, SAID TWO TRANSMISSIONS BEING OPERABLE TO DRIVE SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS IN ONE AND THE SAME DIRECTION OF ROTATION, AT LEAST THE ONE OF SAID TWO TRANSMISSIONS HAVING THE LOWERMOST VELOCITY INCLUDING A FLUID FLOW POWER TRANSMITTING UNIT, MEANS SELECTIVELY OPERABLE FOR EFFECTIVELY INTERRUPTING THE FLOW OF FLUID IN SAID UNIT TO MAKE SAID ONE TRANSMISSION INEFFECTIVE FOR TRANSMISSION POWER, A MECHANICAL SHIFTABLE REVERSING TRANSMISSION OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS AND SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY REVERSING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS, AND AN ADDITIONAL VELOCITY RANGE TRANSMISSION OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INPUT SHAFT MEANS AND SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS FOR RESPECTIVELY SELECTIVELY EFFECTING DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID INPUT SHAFT MEANS AND SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS, SAID ADDITIONAL VELOCITY RANGE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING A FLUID FLOW CIRCUIT AND HAVING A VELOCITY RANGE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE LOWERMOST VELOCITY RANGE OF SAID TWO FIRST MENTIONED TRANSMISSIONS AND BEING OPERABLE AT ONE AND THE SAME POSITION OF SAID MECHANICAL REVERSING TRANSMISSION TO DRIVE SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS IN A DIRECTION OF ROTATION OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS WHEN THE LATTER IS DRIVEN BY ONE OF SAID TWO FIRST MENTIONED TRANSMISSIONS, WHEREBY IN BOTH LOWERMOST RANGES SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS HAS AVAILABLE ONE HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLABLE VELOCITY RANGE TRANSMISSION IN EACH DIRECTION OF ROTATION REGARDLESS OF THE RESPECTIVE POSITION OF SAID REVERSING TRANSMISSION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
292 words
IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE DRIVEN RAIL VEHICLE; INPUT SHAFT MEANS FOR DRIVING CONNECTION WITH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS, OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS, AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT VELOCITY RANGE TRANSMISSIONS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INPUT SHAFT MEANS AND SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS FOR RESPECTIVELY SELECTIVELY EFFECTING DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID INPUT SHAFT MEANS AND SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS, SAID TWO TRANSMISSIONS BEING OPERABLE TO DRIVE SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS IN ONE AND THE SAME DIRECTION OF ROTATION, AT LEAST THE ONE OF SAID TWO TRANSMISSIONS HAVING THE LOWERMOST VELOCITY INCLUDING A FLUID FLOW POWER TRANSMITTING UNIT, MEANS SELECTIVELY OPERABLE FOR EFFECTIVELY INTERRUPTING THE FLOW OF FLUID IN SAID UNIT TO MAKE SAID ONE TRANSMISSION INEFFECTIVE FOR TRANSMISSION POWER, A MECHANICAL SHIFTABLE REVERSING TRANSMISSION OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS AND SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY REVERSING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS, AND AN ADDITIONAL VELOCITY RANGE TRANSMISSION OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID INPUT SHAFT MEANS AND SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS FOR RESPECTIVELY SELECTIVELY EFFECTING DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID INPUT SHAFT MEANS AND SAID TRANSMISSION SHAFT MEANS, SAID ADDITIONAL VELOCITY RANGE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING A FLUID FLOW CIRCUIT AND HAVING A VELOCITY RANGE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE LOWERMOST VELOCITY RANGE OF SAID TWO FIRST MENTIONED TRANSMISSIONS AND BEING OPERABLE AT ONE AND THE SAME POSITION OF SAID MECHANICAL REVERSING TRANSMISSION TO DRIVE SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS IN A DIRECTION OF ROTATION OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS WHEN THE LATTER IS DRIVEN BY ONE OF SAID TWO FIRST MENTIONED TRANSMISSIONS, WHEREBY IN BOTH LOWERMOST RANGES SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MEANS HAS AVAILABLE ONE HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLABLE VELOCITY RANGE TRANSMISSION IN EACH DIRECTION OF ROTATION REGARDLESS OF THE RESPECTIVE POSITION OF SAID REVERSING TRANSMISSION.
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