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Auxiliary power take-off assembly

US11479117B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE

Inventors

Michael Epple · Rosedale, US
Matthias Messmer · Meßkirch, DE
Frank Sauter · Munderkingen, DE
Sylva Rother · Kressbronn am Bodensee, DE
Mario Holder · Tettnang, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2019
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60K2025/065
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An auxiliary power take-off assembly in a motor vehicle transmission having a torque converter, transmission input and output with a drive shaft on the transmission input. The drive shaft is permanently connected to a drive motor of the vehicle by a pump shaft of the torque converter, a transmission output shaft at the transmission output and a transmission chain having drive input and output elements. A transmission power take-off shaft on the transmission output and a transmission chain having at least a drive element and a power take-off element of which the power take-off element can be connected to an additional unit to be driven, and having a switching element. The power take-off element is arranged on a power take-off shaft and can be connected to the power take-off shaft via the switching element, which is arranged to act between power take-off shaft and the power take-off element.

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