Power train for an amphibian
AssigneeGibbs Technologies Limited
InventorAlan Timothy Gibbs
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Abstract
The present invention provides a power train for an amphibian operable in land and marine modes. The power train including a prime mover, a first land propulsion device, a first marine propulsion device, and a speed change transmission, wherein the prime mover is arranged to drive the first land propulsion device via the speed change transmission in land mode, and at least a portion of the prime mover is located between the speed change transmission and a rearward most part of the amphibian, with the speed change transmission located spaced ahead of the prime mover by a selected distance using one or more drive shaft(s).
Claims36
A power train for an amphibian operable in land and marine modes, the power train comprising:
- a prime mover;
- a first land propulsion device;
- a first marine propulsion device;
- and
- a speed change transmission, wherein:
- the prime mover is arranged to drive the first land propulsion device via the speed change transmission in land mode;
- at least a portion of the prime mover is located between the speed change transmission and a rearward most part of the amphibian, with the speed change transmission located spaced ahead of the prime mover by a selected distance using one or more drive shaft(s);
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- the prime mover, or at least a portion of the prime mover, is located above a marine propulsion drive shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.