Machine element or mechanism – Elements – Gear casings
Patent
1984-06-29
1986-01-14
Braun, Leslie A.
Machine element or mechanism
Elements
Gear casings
74329, F16H 5702
Patent
active
045639132
ABSTRACT:
In a side-by-side engine and transmission assembly wherein the engine has a block defining a primary rotating group axis and the transmission has a drive output axis and a power input axis parallel thereto and laterally spaced therefrom, a connection between the engine and transmission includes a transfer case attached to the engine generally amidships thereof defining an engine power output axis parallel to and spaced from the primary rotating group axis, a pair of trunnions on the transfer case aligned on the engine power output axis, a pair of saddles on the transmission aligned on the transmission input axis, the trunnions being received in the saddles to connect the engine to the transmission with the engine power output and transmission power input axes coinciding, drive shaft means aligned on the coincident axes to conduct engine power from the transfer case to the transmission, and a torque reaction control connection between the engine and transmission remote from the coincident axes.
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Hartz James F.
Latshaw Harry E.
Braun Leslie A.
Diehl Dwight G.
General Motors Corporation
Schwartz Saul
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