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US4686869A
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Ratio change gear speed synchronizing in a tractor transmission
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1986-01-13
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Granted: 1987-08-18
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Expires: 2006-01-13
Abstract
Abstract A tractor transmission includes a pair of dual power clutches that connects an engine to an input shaft through a gearset that selectively makes a direct connection or overdrives the shaft in accordance with the engaged or disengaged state of the clutches. A synchronizer connects the input shaft to an interior shaft of the transmission. A gear selector moves the sleeve of the synchronizer into engagement either with a gear on the input shaft or a gear on the interior shaft. When certain upshifts are made, the gear selector causes the clutch that overdrives the input shaft gear to disengage and the clutch that directly connects the input shaft gear to the engine to engage. This action slows the gear toward the synchronous speed at which the synchronizer connects the input gear to the interior shaft with minimal shifting effort.
Inventors
- 👤 Rudolf Beim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:27
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H37/00; F16H37/02; F16H37/04; F16H37/042; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19167; Y10T74/19219; Y10T74/19377; Y10T74/19381; Y10T74/19386; Y10T74/19405
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
A transmission for producing multiple speed ratios comprising: a first shaft adapted for connection to a power source, an input shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft, a fourth shaft, a countershaft, and an output shaft; first gearing means for producing multiple speeds of the input shaft in relation to the speed of the first shaft; first clutch means for selectively driveably connecting the first shaft to the input shaft through the first gearing means, whereby the input shaft is driven at various speeds in accordance with the selected operation of said first clutch means; a second gearing means including multiple pairs of meshing gears and pinions carried on the input shaft the second shaft and the countershaft; first synchronizer clutch means for driveably connecting the gear-pinion pairs of the second gear means selectively to the second shaft; second clutch means for driveably connecting the second shaft to the third shaft; third clutch means for driveably connecting the second shaft to the fourth shaft; third gearing means including multiple gear-pinion pairs including gears carried on the third shaft and fourth shaft meshing with pinions carried on the output shaft; and second synchronizer clutch means for driveably connecting the gear-pinion pairs of the third gearing means selectively to the output shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
A transmission for producing multiple speed ratios comprising: a first shaft adapted for connection to a power source, an input shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft, a fourth shaft, a countershaft, and an output shaft; first gearing means for producing multiple speeds of the input shaft in relation to the speed of the first shaft; first clutch means for selectively driveably connecting the first shaft to the input shaft through the first gearing means, whereby the input shaft is driven at various speeds in accordance with the selected operation of said first clutch means; a second gearing means including multiple pairs of meshing gears and pinions carried on the input shaft the second shaft and the countershaft; first synchronizer clutch means for driveably connecting the gear-pinion pairs of the second gear means selectively to the second shaft; second clutch means for driveably connecting the second shaft to the third shaft; third clutch means for driveably connecting the second shaft to the fourth shaft; third gearing means including multiple gear-pinion pairs including gears carried on the third shaft and fourth shaft meshing with pinions carried on the output shaft; and second synchronizer clutch means for driveably connecting the gear-pinion pairs of the third gearing means selectively to the output shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The transmission of claim 1 further including: reverse drive gearing means carried on the input shaft and countershaft for reversing the direction of rotation of the countershaft from its forward drive direction of rotation; and forward-reverse synchronized clutch means for driveably connecting selectively the reverse drive gearing means to the input shaft and a gear-pinion pair of the second gearing means to the input shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
76 words
The transmission of claim 2 wherein the second gearing means includes a first high speed gear-pinion pair and a first low speed gear-pinion pair, each pair located on an opposite side of the first synchronizer clutch means, the forward-reverse synchronizer clutch means being located between the reverse drive gearing means and the first high speed gear-pinion pair for selectively driveably connecting the first high speed gear-pinion pair of the second gearing means to the input shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
The transmission of claim 1 wherein the third gearing means includes: a first pinion fixed to the third shaft; second and third pinions fixed to the fourth shaft; a first output gear wheel rotatably supported on the output shaft including a first gear meshing with the first pinion, a second gear meshing with the second pinion; a second output gear wheel rotatably supported on the output shaft including a third gear meshing with the third pinion; and the second synchronizer clutch means selectively driveably connects the second gear and the third gear to the output shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
The transmission of claim 2 wherein the third gearing means includes: a first pinion fixed to the third shaft; second and third pinions fixed to the fourth shaft; a first output gear wheel rotatably supported on the output shaft including a first gear meshing with the first pinion, a second gear meshing with the second pinion; a second output gear wheel rotatably supported on the output shaft including a third gear meshing with the third pinion; and the second synchronizer clutch means selectively driveably connects the second gear and the third gear to the output shaft.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
96 words
The transmission of claim 3 wherein the third gear means includes: a first pinion fixed to the third shaft; second and third pinions fixed to the fourth shaft; a first output gear wheel rotatably supported on the output shaft including a first gear meshing with the first pinion, a second gear meshing with the second pinion; a second output gear wheel rotatably supported on the output shaft including a third gear meshing with the third pinion; and the second synchronizer clutch means selectively driveably connects the second gear and the third gear to the output shaft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The transmission of claim 2 further including creeper speed reduction means driven from the first gearing means; and means for selectively driveably connecting the creeper speed reduction means to the input shaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The transmission of claim 1 wherein the first gearing means produces a direct drive connection and a torque reduction between the first shaft and input shaft.
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