SIXTEEN-SPEED MISALIGNED SHAFT-AND PLANETARY GEARBOX Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B60K17/08 

FIELD: transport engineering.

SUBSTANCE: input shaft 2 and primary shaft 3 are coaxially installed in supports of gearbox housing. Secondary shaft 4, carrier shaft 5 and output shaft 6 are arranged parallel to coaxial shafts 2 and 3. Gear 7 is fixed on primary shaft 3, gear 8 is freely fitted at one side and gear cluster consisting of two gears 9 and 10 is installed at other side. Gear cluster consisting of gears 11 and 12 engaging with gears 8 and 7 of primary shaft and gears 13 and 14 engaging with cluster of gears 9 and 10 on primary shaft are installed on secondary shaft 4. Sun gear 15a of planetary mechanism is secured at output of secondary shaft 4, said gear being engaged with planet pinions 16 arranged on axles of carrier 17H. Planet pinions 16 are in meshing with epicyclic wheel 18b. Gear 8 is connected by tubular shaft 19 with gear rim 20, gear rim 21 is secured on primary shaft 3, and three-position gear rim 22 is secured on input shaft 2, three-position shifter clutch 23A being fitted on gear rim 22. Two position twin clutch B consists of clutches 24 and 25 interconnected by shifter fork 26. Clutch 24 is installed on gear rim of gear 7 of primary shaft 3, and clutch 25, on gear rim of gear 13 of secondary shaft 4. Two-position clutch 27C is fitted on hub of secondary shaft 4 between gears 13 and 14. Gear rim 28 is secured on tubular shaft 29 of housing of epicyclic wheel 18. Two-position gear rim 30 is secured on carrier shaft 5. Three-position gear rim 31 is secured on output shaft 6 which carries shifter clutch 32 connected for sliding with slider 33. Gear rim 34 with internal and external meshing is secured on slider 33, external teeth being engaged with three-position gear rim 35 of housing 1, and gear rim 36 of carrier 17 and gear rim 37 of housing of epicyclic wheel 18 are arranged opposite to external gearing.

EFFECT: reduced metal usage, simplified design of gearbox.

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