MECHANISCHE VERMOGENVERDELENDE TRANSMISSIE VOOR HET AANDRIJVEN VAN CONTRA-ROTERENDE ASSEN.

摘要

The counterrotating output transmission comprises a planetary gear assembly connected to be rotatively driven by a source of rotary power and having three different sized output ring gears. The intermediate-sized ring gear is connected to rotate a first output shaft while the smallest and the largest ring gears are alternatively connected to rotate a second output shaft in a direction counter to the first output shaft. A clutch assembly is provided to coact with the smallest and largest ring gears to alternately connect the ring gears to the second output shaft and thereby shift the reaction load of the planetary gear assembly radially and cause reverse rotation of ring gears and, hence, change the direction of rotation of each of the first and second counterrotating output shafts.