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Gearbox

US6718841B1 · kind B1 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 2002
Grant dateApr 13, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/194
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transmission with a drive shaft (10), an output shaft (20) mounted coaxially thereto and a countershaft (30), there being provided a first constant gear pair (K1) that can transmit the rotation of the countershaft (30) to the output shaft (20) and wherein respective toothed gear pairs are allocated to the individual gears, the gear pairs optionally transmitting the rotation of the drive shaft (10) to the countershaft (30). A second constant gear pair (K2) can transmit the rotation of the countershaft (30) to the output shaft (20). The toothed gears (1-1, 1-2; 2-1, 2-2; 3-1, 3-2) of a gear of a first group of gears can be optionally select to be operative between the drive shaft (10) and the countershaft (30), the rotation of the countershaft (30) being transmissible via the first constant air (K1) to the output shaft (20). After switching to the second constant gear pair (K2), a gear of a second group of gears, via the second constant gear pair (K2) can be switched to the output shaft (20) by selecting a toothed gear pair (3-1, 3-2) of a gear of the first group and transmitting the rotation of the countershaft (30) via the second constant gear pair (K2).

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