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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7412913 | Apparatus for driving an oil pump for automatic transmission An oil pump driving apparatus including a rotation shaft in driving connection with a torque converter, a drive sprocket rotatable about the rotation shaft and adapted to be connected with a driven sprocket disposed on the oil pump via the chain, a first sleeve disp... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7310943 | Hydrostatic transmission controls with alternative operating modes A hydrostatic transmission on a tractor is operated by a microcontroller providing current commands to the hydrostatic transmission pump, and manual controls that provide signals to the microcontroller so the current commands cause the hydrostatic transmission to op... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296496 | Method of slowing a hydrostatic drive work machine A method of reducing speed in a hydrostatic drive work machine, and a hydrostatic drive work machine are provided. The method includes the steps of retarding the work machine by at least one of, upstroking a variable displacement hydraulic motor thereof, and downstr... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287620 | Method and apparatus for controlling the speed ranges of a machine A method and apparatus of a work machine wherein an operator traverses the work machine within an operator selected speed range. The operator positions a speed-range control device to select the operator selected speed range, thus, sending a speed-range signal from ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7259471 | Drive line for fluid flow power engine with speed guidance, power impact reduction and short-term energy storage Control procedure for a flow machine, wherein the flow machine comprises a turbine, which picks up power from a wind or water current, and a driveline, which transfers power from the turbine to an electric generator connected to an electricity grid of constant grid ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252020 | Vehicle drive-train including a clutchless transmission, and method of operation A vehicle drive-train includes a drive-motor having an output shaft and a transmission having an input shaft, an output shaft, a plurality of discrete forward gear ratios and a corresponding plurality of synchronizers. Each of the synchronizers is configured to mech... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228762 | Traveling gear for agricultural working machine A method of regulating a travelling speed of an agricultural machine includes providing a diesel engine to drive a variable displacement pump, the variable displacement pump connected by a hydraulic line to at least one hydraulic motor connected to a running gear so... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210376 | Device for transmitting torque between two rotatable, coaxial schaft members A device for transmitting torque between two rotatable, coaxial shaft members (1, 2) contains a clutch (35) between the two shaft members and engageable—to counteract rotational speed differential between the shaft members—by a hydraulic piston ( | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204170 | Device for transmitting torque between two rotatable, coaxial shaft members A device for transmitting torque between two rotatable, coaxial shaft members contains a clutch between the two shaft members and engageable to counteract rotational speed differential between the shaft members by a hydraulic piston under the control of an electrica... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201702 | Drive mechanism for a mobile vehicle A drive mechanism for a mobile vehicle having two motors, the torque of which is added up on a common output shaft (30), one motor being connectable with the output shaft (30) via a first reduction gear step (28) or a second reduction gear step ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7165567 | Valve apparatus for compensating centrifugal forces A control valve apparatus for a rotating clutch includes a valve having a spool portion and a mass portion. The spool portion provides a control function to distribute pressure from a static source to a chamber of the clutch. The valve also has a mass associated the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163078 | Hydrostatic drive The invention relates to a hydrostatic drive comprising at least one hydraulic pump (1) and a first and a second hydraulic motor (6, 25), which are respectively connected to said hydraulic pump (1) by means of two service lines (4, 41, 5, 5 | 01/16/2007 |
| 7047840 | Power transmission mechanism for an engine of a vehicle A power transmission apparatus for an engine of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a starting clutch for smoothly connecting rotation of a crankshaft to a transmission upon starting of the vehicle, a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission for performing speed... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6975930 | Rate limiting control system A method of controlling an operation of a mechanism is provided. A first rate limit is assigned to a first input device that is operable to generate a first signal to control the operation of the mechanism. A second rate limit is assigned to a second input device th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6969336 | Transmission unit A transmission unit (1) comprising a transmission input shaft (F) and a transmission output shaft (A) as well as a transmission basic unit (25), which is arranged between the transmission input shaft and the transmission output shaft, and which is coup... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6952981 | Hydrodynamic 2-speed hydraulic drive A hydrodynamic 2-speed turbine drive, in particular, a turbine drive for application in under-floor or low-floor drive systems on rail vehicles, with two hydrodynamic components for the formation of two tractive-work circuits for two different speed ranges. A first ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953416 | Traveling gear for an agricultural working machine A traveling gear for an agricultural working machine configured to adjust an engine speed so as to control the traveling speed of the agricultural working machine for road travel. The traveling gear generally controls the traveling speed of the machine by controllin... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951101 | Method and device for controlling a hydrodynamic clutch A method for controlling and filling a hydrodynamic clutch. A set variable can be preset for a variable which at least indirectly characterizes the functional state of the hydrodynamic clutch and which serves as an input variable of a control device assigned to the ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6857986 | Apparatus for controlling a plurality of hydraulic motors and clutch An apparatus for controlling a plurality of hydraulic motors and a clutch is capable of reliably implementing a sequence for engaging and disengaging the clutch and for fixing and clearing a zero tilt rotation amounts of the hydraulic motors, thereby preventing a sp... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6848548 | Hydraulic regulating system for a vehicle transmission Hydraulic control system for a vehicle transmission connected to an output shaft from a hydraulic torque converter (1) with a hydraulically operated disc clutch for locking the torque converter and which has two hydraulically operated disc clutches for shifti... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6774780 | Device for the advance indication of an automatically executed shift In a system for the control of an automatic or automated vehicle variable transmission (2) with a transmission control (6) and a display device (20, 22, 24) for the driver, the display device (20) is provided in order to indicate to the d... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6729990 | Automatic gearbox The automatic transmission for motor vehicles, especially with transverse drive with six gear steps, has a main wheel train (2), a front-mounted wheel train (1) and five wet running clutches and brakes (A to E) and is connected to the output shaft of a... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6622594 | Apparatus for controlling a plurality of hydraulic motors and clutch An apparatus for controlling a plurality of hydraulic motors and a clutch is capable of reliably implementing a sequence for engaging and disengaging the clutch and for fixing and clearing a zero tilt rotation amounts of the hydraulic motors, thereby prev... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622835 | Engagement control having a multiplexed hydraulic circuit for controlling a torque converter clutch and shifting clutches in an automatic transmission An electro-hydraulic control mechanism provides controlled engagement pressure for both a torque converter clutch and a shifting torque transmitting mechanism. The control mechanism include a TCC regulator valve that establishes the engagement pressure fo... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6505529 | Reversing gear-box which can be shifted when under load A reversing transmission shiftable under load in which the reversing clutches (1, 2) are automatically evacuated by the flow of pressure medium through the clutch (1, 2) not subjected to pressure wherein bores (9, 24), which in this shifting state, are co... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6481314 | Vehicle travelling control apparatus The present invention provides a vehicle traveling control apparatus for a vehicle with an HST and a mechanical transmission, which are connected in tandem to each other and interposed in a traveling power transmission path between a driving power source ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6470771 | Transmission system A transmission system including an automatic transmission having a plurality of speed change modes, including at least a continuously variable speed change node and a steeping speed change mode, and a sub-transmission connected to the automatic transmissi... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6457382 | Method and apparatus for shifting ranges in a torque reversing mechanical transmission coupled to a hydrostatic transmission A transmission assembly having a variable displacement hydraulic device which controls a ratio of an input speed to an output speed of the hydrostatic transmission is disclosed. The transmission assembly further includes a torque reversing mechanical tran... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6393945 | Apparatus and method for preventing hunting between ranges in a continuously variable transmission A transmission assembly having a continuously variable transmission, a mechanical transmission coupled to the continuously variable transmission for selecting a first gear range and a second gear range, and a controller for receiving operator inputs and g... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6343528 | Lock-up clutch controlling device of vehicle driving device A vehicle driving device includes an engine installed in a vehicle, a fluid coupling actuated by the engine, and a friction clutch disposed between the fluid coupling and a transmission, the fluid coupling,having a lock-up clutch. Controlling means for co... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6272950 | Drive train for a vehicle and method of controlling a drive train A drive train comprises an internal combustion engine, a clutchless gearbox, which can be shifted by means of an electronic control unit and by means of actuating devices, without a mechanical synchronizing device, and a hydrostatic gearbox with a hydraul... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6269713 | Vehicle with auxiliary traveling device A vehicle which can achieve high speed traveling performance as achieved by a normal vehicle, and which can be continuously driven at inching speed with a traveling prime mover of high revolution speed and high output. The vehicle includes a power train i... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6260440 | Method and apparatus for shifting ranges in a continuously variable transmission A transmission assembly having a hydrostatic transmission with a variable displacement hydraulic device which controls a motor speed ratio. The transmission assembly further includes a mechanical transmission coupled to the hydrostatic transmission and ha... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6250180 | Hydromechanical traveling mechanism A traveling mechanism having a driving motor (24) which drives a feed pump (25) and a hydrostatic variable displacement pump (2), a zero fluctuating hydrostatic variable displacement motor (1) which forms with the hydrostatic variable displacement pump (2... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6199450 | Method and apparatus A drive line assembly for a work machine is disclosed. The drive line assembly includes an engine driving an engine output shaft and an engine speed sensor which generates engine speed signals indicative of a speed of the engine output shaft. The drive li... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6135913 | Power transfer system including power-interrupt auto-manual transmission, secondary power source of stored fluid pressure, and electronic throttle controls A power transfer system for a vehicle having a power source and a driveline, the power transfer system including a power-interrupt auto-manual transmission, a hydraulic actuator and a source of stored fluid pressure into a conventional power-interrupt aut... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6044728 | Power shift transmission for a movable machine and method for controlling a power shift transmission for a movable machine A power shift transmission (10) for a movable machine comprises an input shaft (9) driven by an engine (1), an output shaft (8), at least one mechanical drive line (13) and at least two separate hydrostatic drive lines (4, 5). Each of the hydrostatic driv... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6022290 | Power transfer system for vehicle with power-Interrupt auto-manual transmission, alternate means for providing torque to driveline, and engine throttle controls A power transfer system for a vehicle having a power source and a driveline, the power transfer system including a power-interrupt auto-manual transmission, an electronic control unit and electronic throttle controls. In the preferred embodiment, the powe... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5947242 | Electrohydraulic control device for a drive train of a machine An electrohydraulic control device for a drive train of a machine is disclosed. The machine includes an engine, a torque converter having an impeller element, a reactor element and a turbine element, an impeller clutch drivingly connected between the engi... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5946984 | Method and apparatus for gear shifting control with improved shift quality during gear shifting An apparatus for gear shifting control with improved shift quality during gear shifting includes a gearbox unit containing at least one gear branch for power transfer via a hydrodynamic clutch. The hydrodynamic clutch can be coupled in series with a mecha... | 09/07/1999 |
