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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988580 | Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission that is highly suitable for use in a large car or light truck vehicle is provided. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7901314 | Transmission system for pump drive A transmission system for use in a pump system comprising a prime mover driving a pump, the transmission system comprising: an epicylic gear system comprising a sun gear and a ring gear, and a planet gear engaged between the sun gear and ring gear; a main input driv... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896768 | Drive assembly for an operating unit of an agricultural implement or an agricultural machine A drive assembly for an operating unit (9) of an agricultural implement or an agricultural machine has a clutch (4) with an input (34). The input (34) is mechanically and drivingly connected to a drive engine (1). A summarizing gea... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7846052 | Self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine having two internal combustion engines A self-propelled harvesting machine is provided that has operating devices to take-up and/or process harvested crop, which can be driven by means of a drive belt, that can be driven by a belt pulley about an axis of rotation extending horizontally and transverse to ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7744499 | Hydro-mechanical transmission A hydro-mechanical transmission system. The system includes an engine having a drive shaft that extends into and supplies power to a gear box having a first and second planetary gear set, wherein the first and second planetary gear set includes a sun with a first ri... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7559865 | Transmission apparatus for a working vehicle A working vehicle comprises: a power source having an output shaft; axles; a cargo deck; and a transmission apparatus for driving axles disposed below the cargo deck. The transmission apparatus includes an input shaft drivingly connected to the output shaft of the p... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7428456 | Active combine rotor deceleration A system and method for actively decelerating a combine rotor is provided. The system includes an electronic control system configured to disengage the combine rotor from an engine, to brake the combine rotor at a first deceleration rate for a first time interval, a... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7416502 | Hydrostatic mechanical power-split transmission A hydrostatic mechanical power-split transmission with a continuously variable gear ratio comprises a hydrostatic transmission part (1) consisting of a first hydrostatic unit (13) with an adjustable volume, a second hydrostatic unit (A) with a constant... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7381144 | Gearbox assembly with gearbox means for speed overlap A gearbox assembly, in particular for a wheel drive of a vehicle with a hydrostatic gearbox having, according to a first driving mode, the sun gear of the single planetary stage in effective interaction with a ring gear of the planetary stage via a first coupling, s... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370716 | Motor/generator A motor/generator is provided for connecting between a transmission input shaft and an output shaft of a prime mover. The motor/generator may include a motor/generator housing, a stator mounted to the motor/generator housing, a rotor mounted at least partially withi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371204 | Method and system for the reduction of the jerk caused by range shifting of a CVT transmission with power division A method and a system for reducing a jerk produced by the range shift of a transmission with a power division arrangement. The transmission includes a variable speed drive in the form of a continuously variable transmission, and a pair of planetary gear sets and a p... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361111 | Power branching transmission for motor vehicles A power branching transmission suitable for motor vehicles having an internal-combustion engine which drives an input shaft of the power branching transmission has several branches comprising at least one power shift transmission with a number of gears and has an ou... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361118 | Gear mechanism and reduction planetary gear In a gear mechanism, inner gear teeth and outer gear teeth are formed of high-tooth. An engagement ratio of the inner and outer gear teeth is configured so as to be 2.0 or more, whereby a load can be transferred between the inner and outer teeth via a continuous gea... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357745 | Travel working machine A travel working machine includes a traveling body 2 supported by traveling contrivances such as wheels 3, 4 and provided with an engine 5, a transmission case 8 mounted to the traveling body, and a hydraulic mechanical transmission mount... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354368 | Method and means for shifting a hydromechanical transmission A method for achieving high quality shifts with one hydraulic unit near zero displacement when using dog clutches. This method includes selecting the proper displacement and vocation (whether the hydrostatic unit works as a pump or motor) of a low displacement hydra... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354369 | Working vehicle In a working vehicle, a variable output HST and a planetary gear unit are connected with an engine, which is supported on a vehicle frame closer to a first side of a fore and aft direction of the vehicle in vibration free manner so as to together constitute a drivin... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337869 | Hydraulic hybrid vehicle with integrated hydraulic drive module and four-wheel-drive, and method of operation thereof A vehicle includes an integrated drive module coupled to an axle thereof. The module includes a hydraulic motor configured to provide motive power at an output shaft, and a differential for distributing the motive power to right and left portions of the axle. The hy... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337611 | Working vehicle comprising a hydrostatic transmission A flywheel 2 and an HST unit 5 are accommodated in a flywheel housing 13 of a working vehicle, the HST unit 5 comprising an oil hydraulic motor 9, an oil hydraulic pump 10, an oil hydraulic circuit block 17 containing... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335125 | Continuously variable transmission The present invention has a dual sun planetary gearset, as well as a dog clutch or other type of shifting device, which allows for the hydrostatic unit to operate in a reverse direction in similar fashion to how it operates in a forward direction, thereby increasing... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335123 | Hybrid powertrain system and transformer module A powertrain system is provided that includes a first prime mover, a second prime mover and a transformer module. In an embodiment, the transformer module includes a planetary gearset having a first rotary element connected to the first prime mover, a second rotary ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7303498 | Transmission apparatus for a working vehicle A working vehicle comprises: a power source having an output shaft; axles; a cargo deck; and a transmission apparatus for driving axles disposed below the cargo deck. The transmission apparatus includes an input shaft drivingly connected to the output shaft of the p... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275355 | Blade and ground speed control system A self-propelled mower with blade and ground speed controls. The mower includes a motor with an output shaft and a rotatable cutting blade mounted on a blade shaft. The motor may be an internal combustion engine. A torque transmitting mechanism such as a variable di... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269948 | Working vehicle comprising a hydrostatic transmission A flywheel housing is partitioned by a partition wall disposed at an intermediate position in the lengthwise direction thereof to form a pair of housing portions in which a flywheel is accommodated in one housing portion, and an HST unit that receives power from the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7241242 | Two-mode compound-split hydraulic continuously variable transmission A two-mode compound-split hydro-mechanical powertrain employs a hydro-mechanical continuously variable transmission having two hydraulic units, at least two torque-transmitting mechanisms, and a planetary gear arrangement for combining the output of an engine and th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229256 | Dual pump transmission A dual pump apparatus having two pumps mounted in a housing, where the housing comprises two elements mounted on opposite sides of a hydraulic mounting member or center section. The pumps are mounted on one side of the hydraulic mounting member in a pump cavity, and... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223206 | Motor vehicle with auxiliary brake and method to control speed change during shifting such a vehicle Motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a transmission and at least a first and a second brake device. The first brake device acts directly on at least some of the wheels of the vehicle and the second brake device acts on the driving wheels of the vehicle ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213389 | Infinitely variable transmission for a combine header unit A mechanism for powering a combine header unit at infinitely variable speeds. A primary motor is coupled to a primary input shaft via a clutch, a variable-speed secondary motor is directly coupled to a secondary input shaft, and the header unit coupled to a header o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207916 | Transmission for power take-off A PTO transmission transmits power from an engine-driven shaft to a PTO shaft. The transmission includes a variable displacement hydraulic pump driven by the engine-driven shaft. A planetary transmission unit includes a ring gear driven by the engine-driven shaft, a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198144 | Manually adjustable clutch assembly A manual adjustment mechanism for a clutch is provided wherein an adjusting gear rotates an adjusting ring relative to a pressure plate that are interconnected by means of inclined surfaces or threaded surfaces. The adjustment gear is disposed inboard of a diaphragm... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195580 | Vehicle control system A vehicle control system which is capable of performing a quick decelerating operation in all vehicle speed regions and setting a direct region where power from an engine is transmitted through a mechanical transmission unit only in a hydro-mechanical transmission. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186201 | Active combine rotor deceleration A system and method for actively decelerating a combine rotor is provided. The system includes an electronic control system configured to disengage the combine rotor from an engine, to brake the combine rotor at a first deceleration rate for a first time interval, a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178634 | Device for supplying lubricant to several lubrication points on machine parts A device for supplying several lubrication points on machine parts with a lubricant, comprising an electromechanical lubrication dispenser and a distribution device coupled to a lubricant outlet of the dispenser. The distribution device has a housing, a cylindrical ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171809 | Working vehicle comprising a hydrostatic transmission A flywheel housing 13 is partitioned by a partition wall 14 disposed at an intermediate position in the lengthwise direction thereof to form a pair of housing portions in which a flywheel 13 is accommodated in one housing portion 13X, and... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172524 | Automotive vehicle transmission systems An automotive vehicle transmission system has two epicyclic gearsets and a first and second electrically connected motor/generator. Components of the epicyclic gearsets and the motor/generators are connected such that, when the transmission system is in use, electri... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168997 | Boat propulsion system A boat propulsion system interposed between a prime mover and a propeller shaft comprises a hydro-mechanical transmission including a hydrostatic transmission part and a gear transmission part. The hydrostatic transmission part includes a variable displacement hydra... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162853 | Lawn mower having HST A lawn mower has driving front wheels and driving rear wheels. The mower includes a mower unit mounted between the front wheels and the rear wheels to be vertically movable, an engine mounted to a front portion of a vehicle body, a transmission case disposed rearwar... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163487 | Engine retard operation scheduling and management in a hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle includes a powertrain having a retarded diesel engine, an electric machine and energy storage system. The engine and motor are operatively coupled through one or more planetary gearsets and selective coupling paths in accordance with application and... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163077 | Frame structure of a vehicle A frame structure of a vehicle includes a flywheel housing, an intermediate housing and a transmission case that are connected to each other along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle to constitute a vehicle frame with an inner space for accommodating a running-power ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7128680 | Compound differential dual power path transmission A vehicle transmission includes a differential gearset having five coaxial gear elements and two output members. Two of the gear elements are controllable via torque-transmitting devices such as friction brakes or electric motors to establish a plurality of speed ra... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7089644 | Method for manufacturing transaxles A method of manufacturing a plurality of left hand control hydrostatic transaxles and a plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles. The method includes the steps of: providing a plurality of substantially identical axle modules; providing a plurality ... | 08/15/2006 |
