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Vehicle planetary transmission and pto

Assignee: Deere and Co
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Filing: 1966-04-04
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Granted: 1967-11-28
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Expires: 1986-04-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Marquart Gordon Le Roy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 12:15
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H3/00; F16H3/44; F16H3/46; F16H3/48; F16H3/52; F16H3/54; F16H37/00; F16H37/02; F16H37/04; F16H37/042; F16H37/046

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 226 words
A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION, COMPRISING: A HOUSING; A PLANET CARRIER JOURNALED IN THE HOUSING AND INCLUDING COAXIALLY AFFIXED THERETO IN AXIALLY SPACED APART RELATION A HOLLOW, FORWARD INPUT SHAFT AND A HOLLOW, REARWARD PTO-DRIVE SHAFT; A PROPULSION SHAFT EXTENDING COAXIALLY LOOSELY THROUGH THE CARRIER AND HAVING AN IMPUT END AHEAD OF THE INPUT SHAFT, AND OUTPUT END REARWARDLY OF THE PTO-DRIVE SHAFT AND AND OUTPUT SUN GEAR AFFIXED THERETO INTERMEDIATE SAID HOLLOW SHAFTS; MEANS JOURNALING SAID PROPULSION SHAFT IN THE HOUSING; A REACTION SUN GEAR COAXIALLY JOURNALED ABOUT ONE OF THE HOLLOW SHAFTS; FIRST AND SECOND CONJOINTLY ROTATABLE PLANET PINIONS JOURNALED ON THE CARRIER AND MESHING RESPECTIVELY WITH THE SUN GEARS; A POWER SOURCE COAXIALLY AHEAD OF THE PROPULSION SHAFT; FIRST DRIVE MEANS CONNECTING THE POWER SOURCE TO THE IMPUT SHAFT FOR DRIVING THE CARRIER AT A SELECTED SPEED; BRAKE MEANS, ENGAGEABLE BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE REACTION GEAR FOR HOLDING THE LATTER TO PRODUCE REDUCTION DRIVE IN THE PROPULSION SHAFT WHEN THE CARRIER IS DRIVEN, AND DISENGAGEABLE TO RELEASE SAID REATION GEAR; AND SECOND DRIVE MEANS COAXIALLY ADJACENT TO THE FIRST DRIVE MEANS AND CONNECTIBLE TO DRIVE THE PROPULSION SHAFT FROM THE POWER SOURCE IN UNISON WITH THE CARRIER TO PRODUCE DIRECT DRIVE IN SAID PROPULSION SHAFT WHEN THE BRAKE MEANS IS RELEASED, AND DISCONNECTIBLE TO RELELASE SAID PROPULSION SHAFT WHEN THE BRAKE MEANS IS ENGAGED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 226 words
A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION, COMPRISING: A HOUSING; A PLANET CARRIER JOURNALED IN THE HOUSING AND INCLUDING COAXIALLY AFFIXED THERETO IN AXIALLY SPACED APART RELATION A HOLLOW, FORWARD INPUT SHAFT AND A HOLLOW, REARWARD PTO-DRIVE SHAFT; A PROPULSION SHAFT EXTENDING COAXIALLY LOOSELY THROUGH THE CARRIER AND HAVING AN IMPUT END AHEAD OF THE INPUT SHAFT, AND OUTPUT END REARWARDLY OF THE PTO-DRIVE SHAFT AND AND OUTPUT SUN GEAR AFFIXED THERETO INTERMEDIATE SAID HOLLOW SHAFTS; MEANS JOURNALING SAID PROPULSION SHAFT IN THE HOUSING; A REACTION SUN GEAR COAXIALLY JOURNALED ABOUT ONE OF THE HOLLOW SHAFTS; FIRST AND SECOND CONJOINTLY ROTATABLE PLANET PINIONS JOURNALED ON THE CARRIER AND MESHING RESPECTIVELY WITH THE SUN GEARS; A POWER SOURCE COAXIALLY AHEAD OF THE PROPULSION SHAFT; FIRST DRIVE MEANS CONNECTING THE POWER SOURCE TO THE IMPUT SHAFT FOR DRIVING THE CARRIER AT A SELECTED SPEED; BRAKE MEANS, ENGAGEABLE BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE REACTION GEAR FOR HOLDING THE LATTER TO PRODUCE REDUCTION DRIVE IN THE PROPULSION SHAFT WHEN THE CARRIER IS DRIVEN, AND DISENGAGEABLE TO RELEASE SAID REATION GEAR; AND SECOND DRIVE MEANS COAXIALLY ADJACENT TO THE FIRST DRIVE MEANS AND CONNECTIBLE TO DRIVE THE PROPULSION SHAFT FROM THE POWER SOURCE IN UNISON WITH THE CARRIER TO PRODUCE DIRECT DRIVE IN SAID PROPULSION SHAFT WHEN THE BRAKE MEANS IS RELEASED, AND DISCONNECTIBLE TO RELELASE SAID PROPULSION SHAFT WHEN THE BRAKE MEANS IS ENGAGED.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-11-27 1971-05-29 1971-11-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-11-27 1975-05-29 1975-11-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-11-27 1979-05-29 1979-11-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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