Multi-mode infinitely variable transmission that provides seamless shifting

US10655710B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Deere & Company · US

Inventors

• Andrew K. Rekow · Cedar Falls, US
• Rainer Gugel · Mannheim, DE
• David Mueller · Blankenloch, DE
• Thomas G. Ore · Kalamazoo, US
• Dennis L. Jeffries · Waterloo, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 21, 2017
• Grant date: May 19, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 21, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S903/93
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An infinitely variable transmission (IVT) provides a plurality of transmission modes. At least one mode is a serial mode and at least one other mode is a split-path mode. The IVT provides substantially seamless shifting between the plurality of transmission modes.