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US 2006/0137484 A1Published application
Rear power takeoff
OwnerJohn Seipold, Kevin Meyerinventors
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Abstract
A system for transferring power from a work machine engine to a pump assembly of the work machine includes a power transfer assembly configured to transfer power to the pump assembly independent of transmission gear ratio. The pump assembly is mounted to a rear portion of a transmission of the work machine.
Claims26
A system for transferring power from a work machine engine to a pump assembly of the work machine, comprising:
- a power transfer assembly configured to transfer power to the pump assembly independent of transmission gear ratio, the pump assembly being mounted to a rear portion of a transmission of the work machine.
A system for driving a pump assembly of a work machine, comprising:
- a power transfer assembly directly coupled to an output shaft of a work machine engine and configured to continuously drive the pump assembly at a rate proportional to engine speed, the pump assembly being connected to a rear portion of a transmission of the work machine.
A method of driving a pump assembly mounted to a rear portion of a work machine transmission, comprising:
- providing a power transfer assembly directly coupled to an output shaft of a work machine engine;
- and
- continuously driving the pump assembly at a rate proportional to engine speed during operation of the work machine engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.