US3246542A
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Transmission
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1962-09-19
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Granted: 1966-04-19
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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
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:46
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D67/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A TRANSMISSION INCLUDING IN COMBINATION, INPUT AND OUTPUT SHAFTS, AND MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTING SAID SHAFTS FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF FORWARD SPEED DRIVES THROUGH SAID TRANSMISSION, SAID MEANS INCLUDING HYDRODYNAMIC DRIVE MEANS AND A PLURALITY OF GEAR TRAIN MEANS, SAID GEAR MEANS INCLUDING A PLANETARY GEAR SET AND A COUNTERSHAFT GEAR TYPE TRAIN EACH HAVING A PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE MEMBERS, SAID DRIVE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE ELEMENTS CONNECTING SAID INPUT SHAFT TO SAID GEAR MEANS IN A PLURALITY OF PATHS, CONTROL MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID DRIVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION OF TORQUE THEREFROM TO SAID GEAR MEANS, MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTING ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS IN ONE OF SAID PATHS TO A ROTATABLE MEMBER OF EACH OF SAID GEAR TRAIN MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING ANOTHER OF SAID ELEMENTS IN ANOTHER OF SAID PATHS TO ANOTHER ROTATABLE MEMBER OF SAID PLANETARY GEAR SET, FURTHER MEANS CONNECTING A FURTHER MEMBER OF SAID PLANETARY GEAR SET TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, AND OVERRUNNING CLUTCH MEANS AT TIMES DRIVINGLY CONNECTING A MEMBER OF SAID COUNTERSHAFT GEAR TYPE TRAIN TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, THE CONTROL OF TRANSMISSION OF TORQUE FROM SAID DRIVE MEANS, AND THE ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID CLUTCH MEANS SELECTIVELY CONDITIONING SAID GEAR MEANS FOR A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT DRIVES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
A TRANSMISSION INCLUDING IN COMBINATION, INPUT AND OUTPUT SHAFTS, AND MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTING SAID SHAFTS FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF FORWARD SPEED DRIVES THROUGH SAID TRANSMISSION, SAID MEANS INCLUDING HYDRODYNAMIC DRIVE MEANS AND A PLURALITY OF GEAR TRAIN MEANS, SAID GEAR MEANS INCLUDING A PLANETARY GEAR SET AND A COUNTERSHAFT GEAR TYPE TRAIN EACH HAVING A PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE MEMBERS, SAID DRIVE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE ELEMENTS CONNECTING SAID INPUT SHAFT TO SAID GEAR MEANS IN A PLURALITY OF PATHS, CONTROL MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID DRIVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION OF TORQUE THEREFROM TO SAID GEAR MEANS, MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTING ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS IN ONE OF SAID PATHS TO A ROTATABLE MEMBER OF EACH OF SAID GEAR TRAIN MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING ANOTHER OF SAID ELEMENTS IN ANOTHER OF SAID PATHS TO ANOTHER ROTATABLE MEMBER OF SAID PLANETARY GEAR SET, FURTHER MEANS CONNECTING A FURTHER MEMBER OF SAID PLANETARY GEAR SET TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, AND OVERRUNNING CLUTCH MEANS AT TIMES DRIVINGLY CONNECTING A MEMBER OF SAID COUNTERSHAFT GEAR TYPE TRAIN TO SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, THE CONTROL OF TRANSMISSION OF TORQUE FROM SAID DRIVE MEANS, AND THE ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID CLUTCH MEANS SELECTIVELY CONDITIONING SAID GEAR MEANS FOR A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT DRIVES.
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