US3141354A
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Transmission
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1962-03-08
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1982-03-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter B Herndon
- 👤 Howard E Olsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:35
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H47/00; F16H47/06; F16H47/08; F16H47/085; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/1987; Y10T74/19893; Y10T74/19907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
IN A TRANSMISSION, A HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE TRANSMITTING DEVICE OF THE TYPE ADAPTED TO BE ALTERNATELY FILLED WITH AND EMPTIED OF WORKING FLUID, SAID DEVICE INCLUDING AN ENGINE DRIVEN IMPELLER AND FIRST AND SECOND TURBINES, FIRST AND SECOND PLANETARY GEARING UNITS EACH HAVING A PLANET CARRIER SUPPORTING A PINION GEAR IN MESH WITH A RING GEAR AND A SUN GEAR, A SHAFT DRIVEN BY SAID FIRST TURBINE HAVING A SET OF SPLINES THEREON ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SPLINES ON SAID FIRST GEAR UNIT SUN GEAR, SAID SHAFT BEING ROTATABLE THROUGH A LIMITED ANGULAR ROTATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID SUN GEAR BEFORE DRIVING THE SAME, AN ANTI-RATTLE DEVICE FOR PREVENTING RATTLE OF SAID SPLINES COMPRISING A RESILIENT MEMBER FIXED TO SAID SUN GEAR AND HAVING SPLINES THEREON CLOSELY MATING WITH THE SPLINES OF SAID SHAFT, SAID RESILIENT MEMBER BEING NORMALLY EFFECTIVE TO DISPOSE SAID SUN GEAR ON SAID SHAFT WITH THE SPLINES OF SAID SUN GEAR OUT OF PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE SPLINES ON SAID SHAFT WHEN SAID HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE TRANSMITTING MEMBER IS EMPTIED OF
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