Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power train for an amphibian
- Patent Title (中): 两栖动力火车
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Application No.: US14654112Application Date: 2013-12-20
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Publication No.: US09573431B2Publication Date: 2017-02-21
- Inventor: Alan Timothy Gibbs
- Applicant: Gibbs Technologies Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Warwickshire
- Assignee: Gibbs Technologies Limited
- Current Assignee: Gibbs Technologies Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Warwickshire
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Priority: GB1223107.2 20121220
- International Application: PCT/GB2013/053409 WO 20131220
- International Announcement: WO2014/096867 WO 20140626
- Main IPC: B60F3/00
- IPC: B60F3/00 ; B60K6/50 ; F16H37/06 ; F16H37/08

Abstract:
A power train for an amphibian operable in land and marine modes includes a prime mover, at least a first land propulsion unit, a first marine propulsion unit, a second marine propulsion unit, and at least one speed change transmission. The prime mover is arranged to drive the at least first land propulsion unit through/via the at least one speed change transmission in land mode, and the prime mover is arranged to drive the first marine propulsion unit and the second marine propulsion unit through/via the at least one, or another, or combinations of, speed change transmission in marine mode. In addition, the present invention provides an amphibian comprising the power train.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160167469A1 A Power Train for An Amphibian Public/Granted day:2016-06-16
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