Geared torque selector
CA 1112903 A · Owner: Eaton Corporation · Inventors: Hicks, Bradford W.
Overview
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An auxiliary transmission unit is connected to the input of a power divider, which power divider is connected between a pair of pinion shafts for respectively driving the front and rear axles of a tandem axle construction. The power divider includes at least one pair of meshing axle gears drivingly interconnected between the pinion shafts for transmitting torque to each of the axles. The auxiliary transmission unit includes a single pair of meshing transmission gears, one thereof being associated with the transmission input shaft and the other being associated with a parallel countershaft. The output of the transmission unit comprises one of the shafts of the power divider. A clutch sleeve …
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Why it's free to use
- Granted November 24, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 24, 1998.
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