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US 11,548,386 B2Granted
System and method for operating a vehicle-equipped power take-off unit
AssigneeDeyell Contracting Ltd.
InventorSheldon Deyell
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system and methods for operating a power take-off unit of a vehicle from outside of a passenger cabin of the vehicle to power an auxiliary component.
Claims22
A system for operating a power take-off unit of a vehicle from outside of a passenger cabin of the vehicle, the system comprising:
- an actuator control apparatus for modulating a linkage for a transmission clutch of the vehicle;
- a power take-off control apparatus for engaging and disengaging the power take-off unit to one or more gears of a transmission of the vehicle;
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- a control module located outside of the passenger cabin of the vehicle for controlling the function of the actuator control apparatus and the power take-off control apparatus,
- wherein the control module comprises a power take-off control device that selectively modulates engagement of the power take-off unit to the one or more gears of the transmission to drive the power take-off unit in a forward or reverse direction.
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A method for operating a power take-off unit of a vehicle from outside of a passenger cabin of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- initiating an active mode power take-off status for the power take-off unit of the vehicle;
- activating an actuator control apparatus from a control module located outside of the passenger cabin of the vehicle to disengage a transmission clutch of the vehicle;
- activating a power take-off control apparatus from the control module to engage the power take-off unit to one or more gears of a transmission of the vehicle in a configuration to drive the power take-off unit in a forward or reverse direction;
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- deactivating the actuator control apparatus from the control module to engage the transmission clutch and cause the power take-off to be in the active mode.
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A kit for operating a power take-off unit of a vehicle from outside of a passenger cabin of the vehicle, the kit comprising:
- an actuator control apparatus for modulating a linkage for a transmission clutch;
- a power take-off control apparatus for engaging and disengaging the power take-off unit to one or more gears of a vehicle transmission;
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- a control module to be located outside of the passenger cabin of the vehicle for controlling the function of the actuator control apparatus and the power take-off control apparatus, wherein the control module comprises a power take-off control device for selectively modulating engagement of the power take-off unit to the one or more gears of the transmission to drive the power take-off unit in a forward or reverse direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.