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AssigneeVan Doorne's Transmissie B.V.
InventorsRoell M. van Druten, Marc A. Mussaeus, Bas G. Vroemen, Alexander F.A. Serrarens, Pieter A. Veenhuizen
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The present invention relates to a transmission system, especially for use in a motorized vehicle. More particularly, the present invention discloses the use of a flywheel for assisting an engine in speeding up when acceleration is requested. The flywheel (135) is coupled to an epicyclic gearing (G) having three rotational members (41, 42, 43); this epicyclic gearing (G) is further coupled to a load (L) and to an engine (E), in parallel to a transmission unit (MT; CVT).
Auxiliary transmission unit for use in a motorised vehicle having a main transmission with a primary shaft and a secondary shaft, the unit comprising an epicyclic gearing having three rotational members and a flywheel, wherein both a first and a second rotational member of the auxiliary transmission unit may be coupled to either one of the primary shaft or the secondary shaft of the main transmission and a third rotational member mounted on a central shaft is operatively coupled to the said flywheel.
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