High efficiency, high output transmission
US10647321B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
- Paul Peterson
- Graeme Andrew Jackson
- Timothy Smith
- Paul Wilson
- Christian Chimner
- Andrzej Wota
- Carlos H. Wink
- Benjamin S. Sheen
- Kevin MCGOVERN
- David L. Wadas
- Troy Scott Reinoehl
- James Lee Whitaker
- Steven Michael Peterson
- Clinton Lee McClellan
- Paige Elizabeth FERNALD
- William A. David
- Sujay Kawale
- Thomas Connolly
- Justin Keith Griffiths
- Joseph Paul Furner
- Sipei Chen
- Jeff Hawarden
- Yeidei Wang
- Adam Christopher Maurer
- Carl Christopher Smith
- Ian Daniel McKenzie
- Ryan Pauls
- Matthew Richard Busdiecker
- Christopher DeBoer
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2312/022
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing includes a single external power access for the shift actuator. A controller interprets a shaft displacement angle, determines if the transmission is in an imminent zero or zero torque region, and performs a transmission operation in response to the transmission in the imminent zero or zero torque region.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.