Vehicle transmission with forward and reverse speeds

Patent · Tue May 20 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5501439

Keenan, T F; Kass, J J

A low profile transmission is described comprising: a casing having forward, rear and side walls, the rear wall containing ports, an output shaft rotatably mounted in the forward and rear walls of the casing carrying a first and second gear fixably mounted to the output shaft, and a spiral pinion fixably mounted to the end of the output shaft extending forward of the forward wall communicating with the steering drive mechanism; a first gear shaft rotatably mounted in the forward and rear wall off the casing carrying a third gear fixably mounted to the first gear shaft in constant mesh with the first gear, a plurality of fourth gears rotatably mounted to the first gear shaft, first clutching means for selectively coupling one of the fourth gears to the first gear shaft; a second gear shaft rotatably mounted in the forward and rear wall of the casing carrying a fifth gear fixably mounted to the second gear shaft and in constant mesh with the second gear; sixth gears rotatably mounted to the second gear shaft; second clutching means for selectively coupling one of sixth gears to the second gear shaft.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-85-015052; EDB-86-128065
• Patent Number(s): US 4589294
• OSTI ID: 5501439
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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