Motor vehicles – Motor as source of power for other machine
Patent
1998-06-05
2000-07-18
Rice, Kenneth R.
Motor vehicles
Motor as source of power for other machine
180 537, B60K 2502
Patent
active
060893400
ABSTRACT:
An off-road vehicle is disclosed having a steerable front axle and a front power take-off (PTO) drive coupling mounted for movement with the steerable front axle and connected by a transmission train to a PTO drive shaft projecting from the vehicle engine, the PTO drive coupling and the engine PTO drive shaft being vertically offset from one another. The transmission train comprises a gearbox fixedly mounted in relation to the vehicle engine and having vertically offset input and output shafts, means connecting the input shaft of the gearbox to the engine PTO drive shaft, and a telescopically extendible propeller shaft connected by way of respective universal joints to the output shaft of the gearbox and the PTO drive coupling.
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patent: 3759340 (1973-09-01), Schilter
patent: 4650018 (1987-03-01), Silverman, Sr.
patent: 5476150 (1995-12-01), Hurlburt et al.
Miller Larry W.
New Holland North America Inc.
Rice Kenneth R.
Seemar Frank A.
Stader J. William
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