Power transmission system

• US 3,350,960 A
• Filed: 03/19/1965
• Issued: 11/07/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Abbott, Randle L., Alan S. Lamburn
• Original Assignee: Abbott, Randle L., Alan S. Lamburn
• Inventors: Lamburn, Alan S., Abbott, Randle L.
• Application Number:
  US04/441,023
• Time in Patent Office: 963 Days
• US Class Current: 475/136
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 17/08 of mechanical type
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2702/04 Combinations of a speed-change mechanism without planetary gearing with a differential for driving a vehicle drive axle
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 37/08 with differential gearing

Claims

1. A POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, FOR A MOTOR ROAD VEHICLE, INCLUDING A MAIN CHANGE-SPEED GEARING, A TWOSPEED AUXILIARY GEARING, A POWER INPUT MEMBER CONNECTED TO DRIVE SAID AUXILIARY GEARING, A POWER OUTPUT SHAFT CONNECTED TO BE DRIVEN BY SAID MAIN CHANGE-SPEED GEARING AND EXTENDING FROM SAID MAIN GEARING AND CONNECTED TO DRIVE SAID AUXILIARY GEARING POWER INPUT MEMBER, A TRANSFER GEAR TRAIN ARRANGED INTERMEDIATE SAID MAIN GEARING AND SAID AUXILIARY GEARING, A FIRST GEAR FORMING PART OF SAID TRANSFER GEAR TRAIN, SAID FIRST GEAR DEFINING A COAXIAL BORE, SAID MAIN GEARING POWER OUTPUT SHAFT EXTENDING COAXIALLY THROUGH SAID COAXIAL BORE, A POWER OUTPUT MEMBER CONNECTED TO BE DRIVEN BY SAID AUXILIARY GEARING AND CONNECTED TO DRIVE SAID FIRST GEAR, A FURTHER GEAR DRIVEN BY SAID FIRST GEAR AND FORMING PART OF SAID TRANSFER GEAR TRAIN, THE AXIS OF SAID FURTHER GEAR BEING PARALLELY SPACED FROM SAID MAIN GEARING POWER OUTPUT SHAFT, TWO OPPOSITELY-EXTENDING DRIVE SHAFTS COAXIAL WITH SAID FURTHER GEAR, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID FURTHER GEAR TO DRIVE SAID TWO DRIVE SHAFTS.