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COTTERMAN 2,319,388
HYDROMECHANICAL TRANSMISSION GEARING
Filed June 3, 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet}
May 18, 1943 F. w. COTTERMAN 2,319,388
HYDROMECHANICAL TRANSMISSION GEARING
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to said brake to apply said brake when said source, means operated by said control means
second valve is open, and a manual means to to engage said retarding means, and a speed re
simultaneously close the third valve and hold sponsive device operative at a certain speed to
said ?rst valve in its unoperated position. ?rst disengage said retarding means then engage '
21. The structure of claim 20 with a connec 91 said joining means. '
tion between said accelerator and said speed re 28. The structure of claim 25 with means to
sponsive device, whereby increase in accelerator control the power being supplied by said power
application raises the speed at which said speed source, a speed responsive means operative at a.
responsive device becomes operative. certain speed to engage said joining means, and
22. The structure of claim 20 wherein there 10 means connecting the power controlling means
is a transmission output shaft, a positive lock for . and the speed responsive means whereby the said
said shaft to prevent rotation, valve means oper certain speed is higher as the power being sup~
able to open position to prevent actuation of plied by the power source is greater.
said brake, and manual means to simultaneously 29. The structure of claim 25 with a speed re
engage said locking means and open said valve sponsive means operative at a certain speed to
means. disengage the retarding means and engage the
23. The structure of claim 20 wherein the ?uid joining means, and manual means operable to
pressure supplying means comprises means oper prevent the speed responsive means from be
ated by engine rotation and means operated by coming operative or to return it to, and hold it in
carrier rotation with capacity to be operative to 20 its inoperative state after it has become opera
gether or separately. ' tive.
24. The structure of claim 20 wherein the ?uid 30. In combination, an engine, an engine ac
pressure means comprises a pump rotated by the celerator, and power transmission mechanism
engine and a second pump rotated by the carrier, having a brake engageable for gear drive and a
either or both being arranged to supply ?uid to clutch engageable for direct drive, ?uid pressure
the brake but the carrier driven pump only be means for engaging said brake and clutch, a
ing arranged to supply ?uid to the clutch. valve operable to closed position by accelerator
25. The combination with a power source, of a actuation to direct ?uid pressure tovsaid brake
hydraulic unit having an impeller driven by the to engage said brake and to open position by ac
power source and a rotor driven by said im 30 celerator release to bleed ?uid pressure from said
peller, two driving gears secured to the rotor for brake to disengage said brake, a speed controlled
unitary rotation therewith, two gears concentric valve, biased in its unsupported position to direct
with the driving gears, planet pinlons connecting ?uid pressure to said brake and bleed ?uid pres
the concentric gears to the driving gears, a car sure from said clutch, whereby said brake may
rier for said pinions, means engageable to retard 35 be engaged thru said second valve if said ?rst
rotation of one of said concentric gears, and vvalve is not in bleeder position, but operative at
means engageable to join the other concentric, a certain speed to bleed ?uid pressure from said
gear to the impeller to be rotated thereby. brake .and direct ?uid pressure to said clutch,
26. The structure of claim 25 with means to whereby, below said certain speed, said brake will
control the power being supplied by said-power 40 always be disengaged when said accelerator is
source, and means operated by said control means released, but, above said certain speed, said clutch
to engage said retarding means. will not be disengaged when said accelerator is
27. The structure of claim 25 with means to released.
control the power being supplied by said power FREDERICK W. COTTERMAN.