Machine element or mechanism – Gearing – Plural power paths to and/or from gearing
Patent
1981-04-15
1985-02-19
Herrmann, Allan D.
Machine element or mechanism
Gearing
Plural power paths to and/or from gearing
29469, 294011, 403 4, 74695, 74606R, F16H 3708, F16H 5702
Patent
active
044997914
ABSTRACT:
A longitudinally mounted drive train for an automotive vehicle usable with either a manual transmission or an automatic transmission. A housing encloses a clutch in the manual drive train or a torque converter in the automatic drive train. The housing is fastened, in the manual drive train, directly onto the housing of the manual transmission or, in the automatic drive train, by means of a bearing support housing to the housing of the automatic transmission. The housing can be formed of two parts. In both drive trains a shaft having a differential bevel pinion can be provided to couple the transmission to a differential to permit front wheel drive or four wheel drive. The use of common components for the normal drive train and for the automatic drive train results in greatly reduced production costs and lower parts inventory.
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Herrmann Allan D.
Regie Nationale des Usines Renault
Wright D.
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