Patent · US Expired

Transversely installed motor vehicle gear-change unit

US5718148A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 1995
Grant dateFeb 17, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19228
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A change-speed gear unit has an output shaft, connected to a parallel input shaft in two forward gear ratios by a forward-speed gear stage. The output shaft is connected to a differential gear unit in one forward gear ratio by an auxiliary gear stage, and in the other forward gear ratio by a gear stage used as a gear constant.

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