Abstract:
A low horsepower transmission is disclosed. In one embodiment, a drive shaft is operably coupled to a prime mover and a driven shaft is axially aligned with the drive shaft and operably coupled to a rotary load. Two sets of geared wheels are aligned and rotatably mounted to opposite sides of the drive shaft and the driven shaft. A shuttle clutch positioned on the driven shaft is operable to reciprocate between mating engagement with a clutch associated with the first set of geared wheels and a clutch associated with the second set of geared wheels. The engagement of the shuttle clutch determines which set of geared wheels will transmit torque.
Abstract:
An improvement to gear systems, the improved gear system characterized by at least one gear-wheel (42c) provided about a shaft (34), the shaft (34) and the or each gear-wheel (42c) being provided with a actuable engagement therebetween in both rotational and counter-rotational directions (86, 88), such that engagement of the actuable engagement (86, 88) of the or each gear wheel (42c) in both the rotational and counter-rotational directions causes the or each gear-wheel (42c) to rotate in conjunction with the shaft (34) and prevents such from counter-rotating relative to the shaft (34), disengagement of the actuable engagement (86, 88) of the or each gear-wheel (42c) in both the rotational and counter-rotational directions allows the or each gear-wheel (42c) to rotate independently of the shaft (34) and counter-rotate relative to the shaft (34), engagement of the actual engagement (86, 68) in the rotational direction and disengagement of the actual engagement (86, 68) in the counter-rotational direction of the or each gear wheel (42c) causes such to rotate in conjunction with the shaft (34) and allows such to counter rotate relative to the shaft (34), and engagement of the actual engagement (86, 88) in the counter-rotational direction and disengagement of the actual engagement (86, 88) in the rotational direction of the or each gear wheel (42c) allows such to rotate relative to the shaft (34), but prevents such from counter rotating relative to the shaft (34).