Overdrive transmission
Patent
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OSTI ID:5908968
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
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330602* -- Vehicle Design Factors-- Engine-Transmission Matching
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FRICTION
GEARS
HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICES
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS
MOTION
PISTONS
PUMPS
ROTATION
VALVES
VEHICLES
WORKING FLUIDS
330602* -- Vehicle Design Factors-- Engine-Transmission Matching
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FRICTION
GEARS
HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICES
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS
MOTION
PISTONS
PUMPS
ROTATION
VALVES
VEHICLES
WORKING FLUIDS