Power transmission with parallel identical countershafts
This patent describes an improvement in multiple countershaft transmissions. It includes a housing having a casing, a first end support and a second end support; an input shaft rotatably mounted in the first end support; an output shaft rotatably supported on the input shaft and in the casing; first and second countershafts rotatably supported in one of the end supports and in the casing for rotation on respective axis parallel with the input shaft and the output shaft; a first head gear continuously rotatable with the input shaft; a first head gear continuously rotatable with the input shaft; second and third head gears meshing with the first head gear and continuously rotatable with the first and second countershafts respectively; a plurality of ratio gears rotatably supported on each of the countershafts including a first ratio gear on the first countershaft and a second ratio gear on the second countershaft; reverse gear means including a first member rotatable with the first ratio gear and a second member rotatably supported on the second countershaft; synchronizer clutch means selectively and alternatively connectable with the second ratio gear and the second member of the reverse gear means; output gear means drivingly connected with the output shaft and including a first ratio output gear meshing with the first ratio gear and a second ratio output gear meshing with the second ratio gear; first selectively engageable friction clutch means for connecting the first ratio gear with the first countershaft for completing a low forward drive ratio between the input and output shafts.
- Assignee:
- General Motors Corp., Detroit, MI (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5009118; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-502198
- OSTI ID:
- 5622510
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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