Overdrive transmission

Patent · Tue Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5908968

Miller, G F

This patent describes an overdrive transmission device for use with a motor vehicle. It consists of: a housing; a driving shaft rotatably mounted within the housing; a planetary gear-train; a driven shaft rotatably mounted in the housing and driven by the planetary gear train; and, a device for selectively connecting the planetary gear carrier to the housing or to the driven shaft for rotation; a hydraulically actuated piston adapted to forcibly contact the clutch friction members of the second clutch; a source of working fluid; a pump in fluid flow communication with the source of working fluid; a first valve downstream of the pump and in fluid flow communication with the pump and the hydraulically activated piston.

• Assignee: Doug Nash Equip. and Engr. Inc., Franklin, TX
• Patent Number(s): US 4567788
• OSTI ID: 5908968
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 16 Oct 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PUMPS
ROTATION
VALVES
WORKING FLUIDS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
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FLOW REGULATORS
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MOTION
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