Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
180242000 | Including pump and fluid motor, or generator and electric motor, for driving one or more wheels | 50 |
20080196961 | Device For Selecting a Hydraulic Circuit Overall Capacity - A hydraulic circuit including a first motor set, and a second motor set for driving vehicle-moving means situated one behind the other. The circuit has first, second, third, and fourth main ducts for feeding the motor sets in parallel. The device includes a selector suitable for taking up a first stable position making the feeding in parallel possible by interconnecting in pairs the feed and discharge main ducts, and for taking up a second stable position in which one of the motor sets is inactive because one of the main ducts is connected to one of main ducts of the other set. Between the stable positions, the selector can take up a temporary position, in which all four main ducts are interconnected. At least while the selector is moving in one direction between its two stable positions, the temporary position is sustained in an intermediate stage during which at least one of the interconnections between the main ducts of the first and second motor sets is constricted. | 08-21-2008 |
20080202838 | Hydraulic Transaxle Apparatus For A Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle and Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Using The Apparatus - An articulated vehicle with a working device has a first frame having a prime mover mounted thereon and supporting a first transaxle apparatus. The first transaxle apparatus includes an input shaft receiving power from the prime mover, a pair of first axles, and a hydrostatic transmission. The hydrostatic transmission comprises a variable hydraulic pump, a first hydraulic motor fluidly connected to the hydraulic pump via a fluid passage, and a housing with a flexible port fluidly connected to the fluid passage. The second transaxle apparatus includes a pair of second axles having different lengths and a second hydraulic motor. The second hydraulic motor is fluidly connected via piping to a directionally adjustable connection portion of the flexible port. Proximal ends of the first and second frames with respect to the vehicle are coupled to each other so that the first and second frames are rotatable around a vertical axis relative to each other when steered. | 08-28-2008 |
20080210482 | Hydraulic Drive Vehicle with Cooling System - A hydraulic drive vehicle comprises a vehicle frame, a bonnet, a prime mover, a hydraulic transaxle, a seat, a reservoir tank, and a cooling fan and a cooling duct. The bonnet is supported on one of front and rear portions of the vehicle frame, and provided therein with a first space. The prime mover is disposed in the first space. The hydraulic transaxle is driven by the prime mover. The seat is supported on the other of the front and rear portions of the vehicle frame, and is provided therebelow with a second space. The reservoir tank is fluidly connected to the hydraulic transaxle. The cooling fan is driven by the prime mover. The cooling duct is disposed in the second space. The cooling fan and the reservoir tank are disposed in the cooling duct so that the cooling fan cools the reservoir tank. A hydraulic pump for driving the hydraulic transaxle is disposed in the cooling duct so as to be cooled by the cooling fan. | 09-04-2008 |
20080277182 | Drive System For Vehicles With At Least Two Drivable Vehicle Axles - The present invention relates to a drive system for vehicles with at least two drivable vehicle axles (V, H), in particular for utility vehicles and farm tractors. The drive system has an infinitely variable transmission with no intermediate axle differential comprising at least a first ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080283324 | Hydraulically Driven Working Vehicle and Hydraulic Transaxle - In a hydraulic four-wheel drive vehicle, a rear transaxle incorporates a hydraulic motor for driving rear wheels, a front transaxle incorporates a hydraulic motor for driving front wheels, and hydraulic pressure fluid pipes interposed between the front and rear transaxles are extended along at least one of left and right side plates of a frame of the vehicle. | 11-20-2008 |
20080302590 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A drive system for a vehicle includes a motor, an internal combustion engine, a generator, a power distribution mechanism distributing a driving force of the internal combustion engine to driving wheels and the generator, an electronic control unit controlling the motor and the internal combustion engine, and rotation members connected to first driving wheels constituted by one of front wheels and rear wheels and including an output element of the power distribution mechanism, wherein the internal combustion engine driving the first driving wheels via the power distribution mechanism, the motor driving second driving wheels not driven by the internal combustion engine, the rotation members are driven by the internal combustion engine. | 12-11-2008 |
20090025997 | Hydraulic Drive Vehicle with Cooling System - A hydraulic drive vehicle comprises a vehicle frame, a bonnet, a prime mover, a hydraulic transaxle, a seat, a reservoir tank, and a cooling fan and a cooling duct. The bonnet is supported on one of front and rear portions of the vehicle frame, and provided therein with a first space. The prime mover is disposed in the first space. The hydraulic transaxle is driven by the prime mover. The seat is supported on the other of the front and rear portions of the vehicle frame, and is provided therebelow with a second space. The reservoir tank is fluidly connected to the hydraulic transaxle. The cooling fan is driven by the prime mover. The cooling duct is disposed in the second space. The cooling fan and the reservoir tank are disposed in the cooling duct so that the cooling fan cools the reservoir tank. A hydraulic pump for driving the hydraulic transaxle is disposed in the cooling duct so as to be cooled by the cooling fan. | 01-29-2009 |
20090065279 | Drive Train for Work Vehicle - A drive train for a work vehicle comprises: an engine mounted to a vehicle body such that an output shaft of the engine extends in a lateral direction of the vehicle body; a hydrostatic transmission having a pump shaft, a motor shaft, and a housing, the hydrostatic transmission being mounted to the vehicle body such that the pump shaft and the motor shaft extend in the lateral direction; a mechanical transmission having a plurality of transmission shafts each of which extends in the lateral direction. A pump side portion of the housing of the hydrostatic transmission is connected to an end plate of the engine and a motor side portion of the housing is connected to a casing of the mechanical transmission so that the housing extends from the engine to the mechanical transmission. | 03-12-2009 |
20090288901 | Hydrostatic Transaxle and Hydraulically Driven Vehicle - A hydraulically driven vehicle comprises: a first transaxle disposed at one of front and rear portions of the vehicle, wherein the first transaxle incorporates a first hydraulic motor for driving a first axle; a second transaxle disposed at the other of the rear or front portion of the vehicle, wherein the second transaxle incorporates a second hydraulic motor for driving a second axle; a hydraulic pump for supplying fluid to the first and second hydraulic motors; a mower; a duct for transferring grass mowed by the mower, wherein the first transaxle is disposed above the duct; and a vertical power train interposed between the first axle and an axial center shaft of a wheel driven by the first axle, wherein the power train is disposed on a lateral outside of the duct. | 11-26-2009 |
20100116579 | BENT AXIS HYDROMODULE WITH BOLT ON TRUNNION BEARING CARRIERS - A bent axis hydromodule that utilizes a bearing carrier assembly between the trunnion of a yoke and the frame of the bent axis hydromodule. The bearing carrier receives the trunnion and is secured to the frame by at least one fastening element that extends axially perpendicular to the trunnion axis that causes the fastening element preload force to be in the same direction as primary loading of that joint. | 05-13-2010 |
20100175944 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE HYBRID-VEHICLE - A control device for a power transmitting device for four-wheel drive hybrid-vehicle is provided capable of preventing the occurrence of negative torque resulting from power generation control of a second electric motor MG | 07-15-2010 |
20110061961 | FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A four-wheel drive electric vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises a chassis and a power system. The power system comprises batteries, an electric motor, a DC-DC converter and an electric motor controller which are electrically connected, and the chassis comprises a frame, a transmission/transfer case, a drive shaft, a front axle assembly as well as a rear axle assembly. The transmission/transfer case, the front axle assembly and the rear axle assembly are mounted on the frame. The transmission/transfer case is connected with the rear axle assembly directly and with the front axle assembly via the drive shaft. Under the control of the electric motor controller, the electric motor is driven to rotate by the batteries, whereby a power is transferred from the motor to the transmission/transfer case, and a part of the power is transferred to the rear axle assembly with the other part transferred to the front axle assembly via the drive shaft. | 03-17-2011 |
20110114408 | WORK MACHINE INCLUDING HYDROSTATIC GROUND DRIVE WHICH AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDES INCREASED PROPULSION TORQUE WHEN THE MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION IS IN A HIGH GEAR - A work machine having a mechanical transmission in combination with a hydrostatic ground drive including a primary drive and a secondary drive engageable for providing additional propulsion torque in a power assist mode, the hydrostatic drive automatically providing an increased torque capability when the transmission is engaged in a high speed range, thereby allowing the work machine to accelerate from a complete stop to a high speed range with the transmission in a high speed range without the need to stop to shift the mechanical transmission to accommodate an increased propulsion torque requirement. | 05-19-2011 |
20110139532 | Hydraulic Motor Unit and Hydraulic Four-Wheel-Drive Working Vehicle - A hydraulic motor unit according to the present invention includes an electric motor having an electric motor main body that is electrically controlled, an electric motor case that accommodates the electric motor main body and an electric motor main body output shaft that is rotated around an axis line thereof by the electric motor main body, the electric motor case being detachably mounted to the motor housing, wherein mounting of the electric motor to the motor housing causes the electric motor main body output shaft to be operatively connected to the first end of the control shaft so that the control shaft is rotated around the axis line in accordance with rotation of the electric motor main body output shaft. | 06-16-2011 |
20130098702 | HYDRAULIC FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE WORK VEHICLE - At least one of first and second hydraulic motor units that drive first and second wheels is of a variable displacement. A volume adjusting mechanism thereof is operated by an electric motor in accordance with manual operation or automatic operation based on difference in turning radius between the first and second wheels. A control device that controls the electric motor includes normal mode that operates the electric motor in accordance with the manual operation or the automatic operation and torque-up mode that fixes the variable displacement hydraulic motor to a first volume larger than a standard volume, and activates the torque-up mode at idling state in which a power source is in operating state and a pump-side volume adjusting mechanism is in neutral state and shifts the torque-up mode to the normal mode when a traveling speed reaches a first speed. | 04-25-2013 |
20130133970 | Electrically-Operated Hydraulic Actuator Unit and Hydraulic Four-Wheel-Drive Work Vehicle - Provided an electrically-operated hydraulic actuator unit that includes an electrically-operated motor controlled by a control apparatus and actuating a volume adjusting mechanism through driving-side and driven-side arms, and a clutch mechanism in which the driven-side arm presses a contact member against a clutch case so that the driven-side arm is locked when a force from the volume adjusting mechanism is applied to the driven-side arm. The control apparatus can set duties of first to fourth drive signals to be output to the electrically-operated motor in a neutral-side start period, a neutral-side ordinary actuation period, a higher-volume-side start period and a higher-volume-side ordinary actuation period. The duties of the first and fourth drive signals are larger than that of the second drive signal, the duty of the third drive signal is larger than that of the fourth drive signal, and an integrated ON-time of the third drive signal is larger than that of the first drive signal. | 05-30-2013 |
20130248274 | Work Machine With Compact Generator And Hydraulic Drive Assembly - A work machine in which the engine and power output system is to be contained within a minimal volume in an engine compartment. A gear housing is mounted to and receives the output of the internal combustion engine and has side by side gears meshing with a first input gear, one of which drives a generator and the other drives an internal lubricant pump as well as an external hydraulic pump. The gears are in substantially the same plane. The output of the generator is connected via a controller to a motor which drives a transmission system for driving the wheels of the vehicle. The gear housing permits placement of additional components within the engine compartment while taking up a minimum volume. | 09-26-2013 |
20140027194 | Hydraulic Motor Unit and Hydraulic Four-Wheel-Drive Working Vehicle - A hydraulic motor unit according to the present invention includes an electric motor having an electric motor main body that is electrically controlled, an electric motor case that accommodates the electric motor main body and an electric motor main body output shaft that is rotated around an axis line thereof by the electric motor main body, the electric motor case being detachably mounted to the motor housing, wherein mounting of the electric motor to the motor housing causes the electric motor main body output shaft to be operatively connected to the first end of the control shaft so that the control shaft is rotated around the axis line in accordance with rotation of the electric motor main body output shaft. | 01-30-2014 |
20140034405 | POWERTRAIN, VEHICLE AND METHODS - A powertrain is adapted to drive ground-engaging elements disposed along longitudinally-opposing sides of a vehicle. The powertrain includes at least one engine, a first electric machine, a second electric machine, a third electric machine, a first differential mechanism and a second differential mechanism. The engine and first electric machine are operatively connected to the first and second differential mechanisms. The second electric machine is operatively connected to the first differential mechanism and the third electric machine is operatively connected to the second differential mechanism. The first and second differential mechanisms are each operatively connected to drivably engage one or more ground-engaging elements disposed on a different one of the longitudinally-opposing sides of the associated vehicle. A vehicle including such a powertrain as well as methods of using the same are also included. | 02-06-2014 |
20140054100 | ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A vehicle drive system comprising three motor/generators, an engine and an electrical energy storage device. The system is arranged so that two axles can be driven at the same time. Each axle can be driven using power generated by the engine or provided by the electrical energy storage device. The system can also be configured to drive one of axles using mechanical power from the engine. | 02-27-2014 |
20140158448 | PARALLEL REGENERATION BRAKE TORQUE MODULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A parallel regeneration brake torque modulation system for an electrified vehicle includes a brake pedal travel sensor adapted to transmit a brake pedal travel sensor signal upon travel of a vehicle brake pedal through at least a portion of a range of motion; and a regenerative braking system adapted to apply regeneration braking torque to a vehicle using the brake pedal travel sensor signal from the brake pedal travel sensor. | 06-12-2014 |
20140166387 | Vehicle With A Hydraulic Drive System - A vehicle with a hydraulic transformer including a forward propulsion valve and a reverse propulsion valve connecting a common low-pressure rail respectively to a first motor line and a second motor line, which propulsion valves have a spring to hold the valve in a first position wherein it acts as a check valve blocking the flow to the common low-pressure rail and an actuator that can switch the propulsion valve to a second position connecting the common low-pressure rail to one of the motor lines. | 06-19-2014 |
20140231165 | VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM - A vehicle driving system | 08-21-2014 |
20140284130 | DRIVE TRAIN OF A PURELY ELECTRICALLY ALL-WHEEL DRIVABLE MOTOR VEHICLE - A drive train ( | 09-25-2014 |
20150306955 | DRIVE TRAIN OF A PURELY ELECTRICALLY ALL-WHEEL DRIVABLE MOTOR VEHICLE - A drive train ( | 10-29-2015 |
20150375612 | ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITHOUT PLUG-IN REQUIREMENT - An electric powered vehicle includes a battery pack capable of storing electric energy, definable by energy values including a low value, a maximum value, and a defined minimum functional (DMF) value and a fuel engine operated by a hydrocarbon fuel. Also included is a first front generator having a rotor in electromechanical communication with a crank shaft of the fuel engine, and an electric driving motor (“EDM”) receiving an electrical input from the first generator. Electrical charge sensor means determine the charging status of the battery pack. Also provided is a starter of the fuel engine that activates when a sensed charge of the battery pack falls to or below the DMF value. Also included is a second and third front generator in electromechanical communication with the crankshaft of the fuel engine during periods when no electrical communication exists between the EDM and the battery pack. The periods of lack of electrical communication include idle, neutral, and parking conditions of the vehicle. The second and third front generators maintain an output in electrical communication to the battery pack until the battery packs are fully charged. Preferably included is a first rear passenger side generator in electromechanical communication with a rear drive shaft assembly, itself in mechanical communication with the vehicle drive shaft, the first rear generator including a level orientation sensor and a rotational velocity sensor in communication with the drive shaft, the sensors in electrical communication between an output of the first rear passenger side generator and the battery pack, such communication enabled upon any downhill motion of the vehicle above a predetermined operational velocity (“POV”) determined by the velocity sensor. A second rear driver side generator has an input in mechanical communication from the vehicle drive shaft, an input to the second rear driver side generator in electrical communication with an accelerator pedal and an output of the pedal in electrical communication with the RPM sensor electrical communication from the second rear driver side generator to the battery pack enabled when no pressure is applied by a driver upon the accelerator pedal, permitting charging of the battery pack by the second rear generator only upon a condition of zero acceleration. | 12-31-2015 |
20150375613 | ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A WHEEL - An electric drive motor assembly for a wheel includes a wheel hub and an electric motor configured to drive the wheel hub. A drive shaft connects the wheel hub to the electric motor. A pivot member is pivotally connected to the electric motor such that the electric motor is rotatable about the pivot member to accommodate movement of the wheel hub. | 12-31-2015 |
20160052383 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A hybrid electric vehicle includes a high voltage DC bus and an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is mechanically coupled to a non self-excited generator/motor which is preferably a switched reluctance machine. A power inverter electrically and bidirectionally couples the high voltage DC bus to the non self-excited switched reluctance generator/motor. Front and rear axle dual DC-AC inverters electrically and bidirectionally couple two traction AC non self-excited switched reluctance motors/gear reducers to the high voltage DC bus for moving the vehicle and for regenerating power. An ultracapacitor coupled to the high voltage DC bus. A bidirectional DC-DC converter interposed between a low voltage battery and the high voltage DC bus transfers energy to the high voltage DC bus and ultracapacitor to ensure that the non self-excited switched reluctance generator/motor operating in the motor mode is able to start the engine. | 02-25-2016 |
20160059687 | ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A vehicle drive system comprising three motor/generators, an engine and an electrical energy storage device. The system is arranged so that two axles can be driven at the same time. Each axle can be driven using power generated by the engine or provided by the electrical energy storage device. The system can also be configured to drive one of axles using mechanical power from the engine. | 03-03-2016 |
20160068053 | SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRIC AXLE FOR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE - A driveline ( | 03-10-2016 |
20160121722 | Working Machine - A working machine having a body supported on a ground engaging structure and a working arm mounted to the body so as capable of performing working operations. The working machine having a drive arrangement to propel the working machine including a prime mover and a hydrostatic transmission including at least one hydraulic pump driven by the prime mover, and at least one motor driven by hydraulic fluid. The working machine also having a hand throttle for selectively setting the power output of the prime mover, a foot throttle for dynamically adjusting the power output of the prime mover in a first mode of operation, wherein the transmission is configured to operate in a second mode of operation when a predetermined criterion is met, and in the second mode the foot throttle directly controls the speed of movement of the ground engaging structure. | 05-05-2016 |
20160250923 | HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR POWERTRAIN HAVING OTG | 09-01-2016 |
20170232866 | VEHICLE | 08-17-2017 |
180243000 | And another means for driving the remaining driven wheels | 17 |
20080245595 | Hybrid Electric Motor Vehicle and a Final Drive Unit Therefor - In a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine driving a front final drive unit connected to a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels | 10-09-2008 |
20080283325 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LOAD FOR VEHICLE DRIVING WHEEL - An object of the invention is to increase driving force of driving wheels at starting a vehicle, when the vehicle runs on a μ-sprit road. At first, a road surface for a driving wheel is detected, which has a higher coefficient of friction than that of a road surface for the other driving wheel. An operation for controlling grounded load of the driving wheels is carried out during a period, in which differential rotations of the driving wheels are limited. The grounded load of the driving wheel which is traveling on a high-μ road is increased, whereas the grounded load of the other driving wheel which is traveling on a low-μ road is decreased. | 11-20-2008 |
20090139789 | ENERGY STORAGE TYPE OF DIFFERENTIAL HYBRID POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - An energy storage type of differential hybrid power distribution system to drive an all wheel driving carrier; a revolution output end of an internal combustion engine (or any other revolution power source) to drive the front wheel through an intermediate transmission and control interface device, and to also drive an input end of the energy storage type of differential hybrid power device to output kinetics to further drive the rear wheel; and an electromechanical unit functioning as a generator and a motor being disposed in the energy storage type of differential hybrid power device to regulate the power distribution between the front wheel and the rear wheel by controlling the electromechanical unit to operate as a motor or as a generator. | 06-04-2009 |
20120312620 | DRIVE TRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a drive train of a motor vehicle, comprising a front axle ( | 12-13-2012 |
20120312621 | MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a motor vehicle, comprising a body and a drive train, wherein the drive train comprises a front axle ( | 12-13-2012 |
20130008733 | Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle includes two drive assemblies in the form of an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. For operating the motor vehicle at low speeds, preferably in an inner-city area, a fuel cell having comparatively small dimensions provides electric energy that is supplied to the electric motor directly and/or via an electric accumulator. In this way, the motor vehicle can be moved without emissions during the operation of the fuel cell with hydrogen. For operating outside of city areas, the internal combustion engine having an accordingly higher output is available. The fuel cell is arranged in the engine compartment of the motor vehicle together with the internal combustion engine. | 01-10-2013 |
20130087400 | HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN - The invention relates to a hybrid drive-train of a motor vehicle ( | 04-11-2013 |
20130092467 | Electronic Front Wheel Traction Assist for General Purpose and Task Oriented Vehicles - A vehicle with electric wheel hub motors for one or more wheels for operation to provide drive at low vehicle speeds and to supplement one or more primary drive motors which drive other wheels of the vehicle through all desired vehicle speeds including the low vehicle speeds and vehicle speeds higher than the low speeds. | 04-18-2013 |
20130313035 | REGENERATION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A dual-powered utility vehicle that includes a gasoline engine configured to rotate a first axle that rotates at least a first wheel; an electrical motor configured to rotate a second axle that rotates at least a second wheel; and at least one battery. The at least second wheel also rotates the second axle. The at least one battery is connected to the electrical motor. The vehicle is configured such that when being moved under power from the gasoline engine, the at least second wheel of the electrical drive train is rotated by virtue of its ground contact when the gasoline engine rotates the at least first wheel. Energy created by the at least second wheel rotating is transferred to the at least one battery to recharge the battery and make available for use by the electrical motor to rotate the at least one second wheel when activated to do so. | 11-28-2013 |
20150014081 | VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - Provided are a vehicle such that drive state can be suitably selected in a configuration including an internal combustion engine, and a vehicle control method. In a vehicle and a method of controlling the same, different values are set for a first switching threshold value for switching from a first independent drive state (in which one of a front wheel and a rear wheel is driven) to a combined drive state, and for a second switching threshold value for switching from a second independent drive state (in which the other of the front wheel and the rear wheel is driven by an internal combustion engine) to the combined drive state. | 01-15-2015 |
20150021112 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRIC MACHINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A DRIVE ASSEMBLY - The invention elates to an electric drive assembly for a multi-axle driven motor vehicle which comprises an internal combustion engine, a multi-step transmission with an output shaft for driving a rear axle, as well as an optionally driveable front axle. The drive assembly comprises an electric machine ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150027798 | VEHICULAR CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus according to the present invention includes a PHEV-ECU containing a measuring unit which measures the amount of torsional stress on the front drive shafts in a parking lock state and a control unit which controls the torque of the front motor. When the parking lock state is released, the torque acting as a load on the rotation of the first motor upon the release of the torsional stress on the drive shaft, is determined based on the torsional stress measured. Further, the front motor is controlled to output the determined torque. | 01-29-2015 |
20150068831 | DRIVE UNIT FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - A drive unit for a hybrid vehicle which has a front axle and a rear axle, having an internal combustion engine, which is arranged in the region of the front axle, for driving at least the rear axle, an electric machine for driving the front axle, and a front axle differential which has an input member for receiving a drive power output from the electric machine, and two output members for coupling to a respective wheel of the front axle. The electric machine and the front axle differential are arranged along the front axle on opposed sides of the internal combustion engine, the electric machine being coupled in drive terms to the input member of the front axle differential via a connecting shaft which is guided through an oil sump of the internal combustion engine. | 03-12-2015 |
20150328972 | AXLE HYBRID DRIVE - An axle hybrid drive for a hybrid vehicle ( | 11-19-2015 |
20160031310 | DRIVETRAIN FOR A GROUND VEHICLE - A drivetrain providing tractive torque to a ground vehicle includes a non-combustion torque machine coaxial to and rotatably coupled to an integrated gear set including a conjoined carrier assembly coupling a reducing gear set to a differential gear set. The differential gear set is coaxial to and rotatably coupled to first and second differential axle members. The first differential axle member couples to a first wheel assembly of the ground vehicle and the second differential axle member couples to a second wheel assembly located on a second, opposite side of the ground vehicle. | 02-04-2016 |
20160121721 | WORKING MACHINE - A working machine comprising: a ground engaging structure with a first and second axle, each mounting two wheels; a body supported on the ground engaging structure, a working arm mounted to the body; and a drive arrangement for moving the ground engaging structure to propel the working machine, the drive arrangement including a prime mover and transmission. The transmission comprises a hydraulic pump driven by the prime mover, a first high speed hydraulic motor to drive the first axle to permit the working machine to be drive at relatively high speeds in a first two-wheel drive operating mode, and a second low speed motor a first high speed hydraulic motor to be supplied with hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump to drive the second axle at relatively low speeds and configured to be driven in conjunction with the first motor in a second four-wheel drive operating mode. | 05-05-2016 |
20160185207 | ELECTRIC-DRIVE ALL-TERRAIN UTILITY VEHICLE - The invention is an all-terrain utility vehicle comprising: a support chassis frame; four wheels removably attached to respective adjustable suspension components that are removably attached to the support chassis frame; a transfer case, an electric motor, and an engine mounted on the support chassis frame; removable personnel seats; and a battery mounted on the support chassis frame. | 06-30-2016 |