Machine element or mechanism – Power take-off – Intermediate ends of power transmitting line
Patent
1995-11-06
1996-09-24
Wright, Dirk
Machine element or mechanism
Power take-off
Intermediate ends of power transmitting line
475 47, 475 51, F16H 4708
Patent
active
055579779
ABSTRACT:
A system for powering various rotating vehicle accessories such as an alternator, a transmission fluid pump, a power-steering pump, and an air-conditioning compressor from the torque converter of an automatic transmission. The system utilizes the smooth speed characteristic of the automatic transmission torque converter to achieve an equally smooth accessory drive ratio transition. The system may also be used to power the accessories using a manual transmission.
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Ferraro Neil P.
Ford Motor Company
Wright Dirk
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