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US 8,939,862 B2Granted
Final drive mechanism and power take off for a transmission
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDavid A. Janson, Jeffrey E. Maurer
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Abstract
A drive mechanism includes a transmission including a pinion centered at an axis, a differential mechanism centered at a second axis forward of the axis, driveably connected to the pinion through a gear wheel meshing with the pinion, and a power take-off mechanism centered at a third axis rearward of the axis, driveably connected to the pinion, including a clutch that alternately opens and closes a drive connection to the pinion.
Claims18
A drive mechanism, comprising:
- a transmission including a pinion centered at an axis;
- a differential mechanism centered at a second axis forward of the axis, driveably connected to the pinion through a gear wheel meshing with the pinion;
- a power take-off mechanism centered at a third axis rearward of the axis, driveably connected to the pinion, including a clutch that alternately opens and closes a drive connection to the pinion.
A drive mechanism, comprising:
- a housing;
- a support secured to the housing;
- a transmission within the housing and the support, including a pinion centered at a axis;
- a differential mechanism within the housing and support centered at a second axis forward of the axis, driveably connected to the pinion through a gear wheel meshing with the pinion;
- a power take-off mechanism within the housing and support centered at a third axis rearward of the axis, driveably connected to the pinion, including a clutch that alternately opens and closes a drive connection to the pinion.
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A drive mechanism, comprising:
- a transmission including a gearset producing speed ratios at an output, a pinion centered at a axis, and a shell connecting the output to the pinion;
- a differential mechanism centered at a second axis forward of the axis, driveably connected to the pinion through a gear wheel meshing with the pinion;
- a power take-off mechanism centered at a third axis rearward of the axis, driveably connected to the pinion, including a clutch that alternately opens and closes a drive connection to the pinion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.