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Vehicle transmission with clutch pack overrun

US8596156B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30References

23Claims

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Inventors

Robert David Clark · Vancouver, US
Chenyao Chen · Portland, US
Robert Lee Chess · Troutdale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 25, 2010
Grant date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 26, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/19251
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transmission system (14) comprising an input shaft (112); a first clutch (114) configured to selectively couple a first gear (116) to the input shaft (112); an output shaft (126); a second gear (138) engaging with the first gear (116), —and a second clutch (136) configured to couple the second gear (138) to the output shaft (126) when the first gear (116) rotates the second gear (138) faster than the output shaft (126).

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