US5211610A
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Reduction-distribution unit particularly suitable for industrial machines
Assignee: Hurth Axle SpA
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Filing: 1991-05-31
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Granted: 1993-05-18
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Expires: 2011-05-31
Abstract
Abstract Reduction-distribution unit for gearshift units, particularly for industrial machines, including a first hydrostatic motor and a second hydrostatic motor which are operatively associated for the transmission of the motion to the axles. The unit also comprises an epicyclic train which adds the power of the hydrostatic motors, the first motor being associated with the shaft of the sun gear and the second motor being associated with the shaft of the crown gear of the epicyclic train. A first brake and a second brake are respectively associated to the shaft of the sun gear and to the shaft of the crown gear.
Inventors
- 👤 Fritz C. A. Hurth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 03:35
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H47/00; F16H47/02; F16H47/04; F16H2047/045; F16H3/00; F16H3/44; F16H3/72; F16H37/00; F16H37/02; F16H37/06; F16H37/08; F16H37/0806; F16H37/0826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
Reduction-distribution unit for gearshift units, particularly for industrial machines comprising: a first hydrostatic motor; a second hydrostatic motor; an epicyclic train for operatively associating said first hydrostatic motor and said second hydrostatic motor and for adding and transmitting the power thereof including: a sun gear; a first shaft connected to said sun gear; a first brake associated to said first shaft; a crown gear; a second shaft connected to said crown gear; a second brake associated to said second shaft; a spider; a plurality of planet gears supported by said spider for meshing with said crown gear and said sun gear; and an output gear being keyed to said spider; wherein said first hydrostatic motor is associated with said first shaft and said second hydrostatic motor is associated with said second shaft, and said first and said second hydrostatic motor are in fluid communication with a variable-displacement hydrostatic pump.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
Reduction-distribution unit for gearshift units, particularly for industrial machines comprising: a first hydrostatic motor; a second hydrostatic motor; an epicyclic train for operatively associating said first hydrostatic motor and said second hydrostatic motor and for adding and transmitting the power thereof including: a sun gear; a first shaft connected to said sun gear; a first brake associated to said first shaft; a crown gear; a second shaft connected to said crown gear; a second brake associated to said second shaft; a spider; a plurality of planet gears supported by said spider for meshing with said crown gear and said sun gear; and an output gear being keyed to said spider; wherein said first hydrostatic motor is associated with said first shaft and said second hydrostatic motor is associated with said second shaft, and said first and said second hydrostatic motor are in fluid communication with a variable-displacement hydrostatic pump.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
Reduction-distribution unit according to claim 1 further comprising trains interposed between said first and said second hydrostatic motor and said first and said second shaft for connection to said epicyclic train, for adapting hydrostatic motors with different characteristics without varying the equilibrium of said epicyclic train.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
Reduction-distribution unit according to claim 1, further comprising a further gear for transmitting motion to the axles of said industrial machines, said further gear being meshed with said output gear.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
Reduction-distribution unit according to claim 1 wherein said first hydrostatic motor associated with said first shaft is directly connected to said sun gear and said second hydrostatic motor associated with said second shaft is directly connected to said crown gear.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
Reduction-distribution unit according to claim 1 further comprising, between said first hydrostatic motor and said first shaft for connection to said sun gear, a two- or more-speeds gearshift.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
Reduction-distribution unit according to claim 1 further comprising, between said second hydrostatic motor and said second shaft, for connection to said crown gear, a two- or more-speeds gearshift.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
Reduction-distribution unit according to claim 1 further comprising simple or multiple friction clutches between said first and said second hydrostatic motor and said first and said second shaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method for controlling the reduction-distribution unit of claim 1, said method comprising the steps of: I. operating only said first hydrostatic motor while locking said second hydrostatic motor by said second brake; II. releasing said second brake and operating said first hydrostatic motor and said second hydrostatic motor for reaching the same rotation rate; and III. locking said first brake and operating only said second hydrostatic motor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8 wherein step I only adjusts the displacement of said first hydrostatic motor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 8 wherein step II only adjusts the displacement of said hydrostatic pump.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8 wherein step III only adjusts the displacement of said second hydrostatic motor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 8 wherein step II is used for passing from step I to step III without discontinuities.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said industrial machines have during: step I, a speed between 2 and 5.5 km/h; step II, a speed between 5.5 and 13 km/h; and step III, a speed between 13 and 38 km/h.
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