US3433095A
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Split power transmission
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1966-10-21
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Granted: 1969-03-18
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Expires: 1986-10-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert M Tuck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:08
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H47/00; F16H47/02; F16H47/04; F16H37/00; F16H37/02; F16H37/06; F16H37/08; F16H37/0833; F16H37/084; F16H2037/088; F16H2037/0886
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
IN A TRANSMISSION THE COMBINATION OF INPUT MEANS; OUTPUT MEANS; POWER COMBINING MEANS OPERATIVELY DRIVE CONNECTED TO SAID OUTPUT MEANS OPERABLE TO DRIVE SAID OUTPUT MEANS WITH PLURAL POWER INPUT DRIVES; FIXED SPEED RATION DRIVE MEANS OPERATIVELY DRIVE CONNECTING SAID INPUT MEANS AND SAID POWER COMBINING MEANS TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS FIXED SPEED RATION INPUT DRIVE TO SAID POWER COMBINING MEANS; INFINITELY VARIABLE SPEED RATIO DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED TO BE DRIVEN BY SAID INPUT MEANS; AND MULTISTEP-RATION DRIVE MEANS HAVING ONE INPUT DRIVE FROM SAID INPUT MEANS AND ANOTHER SEPARATE INPUT DRIVE FROM SAID INFINITELY VARIABLE SPEED RATIO DRIVE MEANS FOR PROVIDING ANOTHER INPUT DRIVE TO SAID POWER COMBINING MEANS WHEREBY SAID FIXED SPEED RATIO DRIVE MEANS, SAID INFINITELY VARIABLE SPEED RATIO DRIVE MEANS AND SAID MULTISTEP-RATIO DRIVE MEANS COOPERATIVELY PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF SPLIT POWER DRIVES BETWEEN SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
IN A TRANSMISSION THE COMBINATION OF INPUT MEANS; OUTPUT MEANS; POWER COMBINING MEANS OPERATIVELY DRIVE CONNECTED TO SAID OUTPUT MEANS OPERABLE TO DRIVE SAID OUTPUT MEANS WITH PLURAL POWER INPUT DRIVES; FIXED SPEED RATION DRIVE MEANS OPERATIVELY DRIVE CONNECTING SAID INPUT MEANS AND SAID POWER COMBINING MEANS TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS FIXED SPEED RATION INPUT DRIVE TO SAID POWER COMBINING MEANS; INFINITELY VARIABLE SPEED RATIO DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED TO BE DRIVEN BY SAID INPUT MEANS; AND MULTISTEP-RATION DRIVE MEANS HAVING ONE INPUT DRIVE FROM SAID INPUT MEANS AND ANOTHER SEPARATE INPUT DRIVE FROM SAID INFINITELY VARIABLE SPEED RATIO DRIVE MEANS FOR PROVIDING ANOTHER INPUT DRIVE TO SAID POWER COMBINING MEANS WHEREBY SAID FIXED SPEED RATIO DRIVE MEANS, SAID INFINITELY VARIABLE SPEED RATIO DRIVE MEANS AND SAID MULTISTEP-RATIO DRIVE MEANS COOPERATIVELY PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF SPLIT POWER DRIVES BETWEEN SAID INPUT AND OUTPUT MEANS.
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