Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-mode power trains
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Application No.: US15793522Application Date: 2017-10-25
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Publication No.: US10647193B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Kyle K. McKinzie , Reginald M. Bindl
- Applicant: Deere & Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Moline
- Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
- Current Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Moline
- Agency: Klintworth & Rozenblat IP LLP
- Main IPC: F16H3/72
- IPC: F16H3/72 ; B60K6/543 ; F16H37/06 ; B60K6/08 ; B60K6/365 ; B60K6/44 ; B60K6/48 ; B60W10/103 ; B60W10/105 ; F16H37/08

Abstract:
A power train and related vehicle provides multi-mode power transmission. A first continuously variable power source (“CVP”) may convert rotational power received by the engine for transmission to a second CVP. A variator assembly may receive rotational power from the second CVP at a first input and directly from the engine at a second input. A control assembly may allow the power train to shift between multiple modes, such as a series mode, a split-path mode, and a direct mode. The control assembly may provide seamless shifting between at least two of these modes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180043764A1 MULTI-MODE POWER TRAINS Public/Granted day:2018-02-15
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