A transmission assembly for a vehicle includes a first input shaft, a second input shaft and a common output shaft, a first input shaft first gear wheel and a first input shaft second gear wheel arranged axially offset with respect to each other on the first input shaft, a second input shaft first gear wheel and a second input shaft second gear wheel arranged axially offset with respect to each other on the second input shaft, an output shaft first gear wheel and an output shaft second gear wheel arranged axially offset with respect to each other on the common output shaft, wherein each one of the first input shaft first gear wheel and the second input shaft first gear wheel is meshing with the output shaft first gear wheel.

A driver of an automatic guided vehicle includes a crown gear (turning gear) fixed to a bottom of a vehicle body, a support shaft penetrating a center of the crown gear and extending vertically from the vehicle body, a frame supported by the support shaft to be rotatable on a horizontal plane, a wheel axle rotatably and horizontally provided on the frame, and a wheel connected to the wheel axle. A first motor and a second motor, which are drive sources, and a first planetary gear mechanism and a second planetary gear mechanism are provided at both ends in an axial direction of the wheel axle, respectively. Each carrier of the first and second planetary gear mechanisms is connected to the wheel axle, and each ring gear of the first and second planetary gear mechanisms meshes with the crown gear.

Disclosed is a transportation unit comprising: a plurality of roadway wheels including wheel, a plurality of continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) including a first CVT and a second CVT, the plurality of CVTs receiving rotational input from the wheel, and a generator that is rotationally driven by rotational output from the plurality of CVTs, and wherein each of the plurality of CVTs is engaged over one of a corresponding plurality of discrete wheel rotational speeds.

A posture correction mechanism includes a carrier attached to a housing, and a gearwheel rotatably attached to the housing, the gearwheel includes a screw hole engaged with a screw which is moveable up and down relative to the housing for driving the gearwheel to rotate relative to the housing, two shafts are rotatably attached to the carrier and each has an arm rest, two gears are rotatably attached to the carrier and engaged with the gearwheel, the gears are connected to the shafts for allowing the shafts to be driven by the gearwheel to rotate relative to the carrier and for allowing the arm rests to be rotated toward or away from the user.

Transmission system for a vehicle having an input arranged for connection to a drive source, and an output arranged for connection to a load. The transmission includes a transmission. The transmission includes first input shaft, a first output shaft connected to the output, and a first speed transforming gear connecting the first input shaft and the first output shaft, and a second input shaft, a second output shaft connected to the output, and a second speed transforming gear connecting the second input shaft and the second output shaft. The transmission includes a first coupling member, arranged for coupling the input to the first input shaft at a first speed ratio and a second coupling member, arranged for coupling the input to the second input shaft at a second speed ratio. The first and second speed transforming gears together include a plurality of transmission gears, wherein the transmission gears are arranged such that successive shifting through respective first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth gears is effected by alternatingly engaging the first coupling member and the second coupling member.

A magnetorheological (MR) actuator device comprising two or more MR actuator units. Each of the MR actuator units may include a motor, an MR fluid clutch apparatus operatively coupled to the motor to receive torque from the motor, the MR fluid clutch apparatus operable to generate a variable amount of torque transmission when subjected to a magnetic field. An output member is provided, a transmission operatively coupling the at least two MR actuator units to the output member, for the output member to receive torque from the MR actuator units. A controller for controlling the two or more MR actuator units to drive the output member, the controller driving the output member in at least an antagonistic mode in which the MR actuator units transmit torque in opposite directions to the output member. A collaborative mode may be provided to combined the torque of the two or more MR actuator units in a common direction on the output member.

The embodiments disclose a method including transferring kinetic energy from a kinetic energy source to a flywheel storage device system, transferring all or a portion of the kinetic energy stored to a continually variable transmission planetary gear system, integrating a multiple axis mechanism kinetic energy transference device to the continually variable transmission planetary gear system, integrating multiple speed governors in the multiple axis mechanism kinetic energy transference device, coupling a computer controlled module to each of the speed governors, processing operational data with the computer controlled modules to determine a measured most efficient use of the kinetic energy for each operation, transmitting the operation measured most efficient use amount of the kinetic energy from the computer controlled module to the corresponding speed governor, transferring the amount of the kinetic energy through gears and output shafts/drive shafts to serve operations and storing surplus kinetic energy not needed for operations in the flywheel storage system.

An electric powertrain for a working machine, including: a first electric machine, a second electric machine, a propulsion axle for propulsion of the working machine, a transmission assembly comprising: a first input shaft drivingly connected to the first electric machine, a second input shaft drivingly connected to the second electric machine, a first output shaft drivingly connected to the propulsion axle, the first and the second input shafts being selectively drivingly connectable to the first output shaft, at least one second output shaft for power take-off, to which the second input shaft is drivingly connected, a set of gears including at least two selectable gear ratios for transfer of torque,

wherein at least the first input shaft is drivingly connectable to the first output shaft via the set of gears.

A transmission (2) of a motor vehicle includes a first sub-transmission (5) having a first input shaft (7) and a countershaft (11) coupled to the first input shaft (7) via a constant ratio. The transmission further includes a second sub-transmission (6) having a second input shaft (8) and being a planetary transmission having a sun gear (24), a ring gear (22), and a carrier (23). The transmission also includes an output shaft (9) and an engaging device (S3). A first ratio for the second prime mover (4) is formed in a first engagement position (E) of the engaging device (S3), a second ratio for the second prime mover (4) is formed in a second engagement position (F) of the engaging device (S3), and at least one third ratio for the second prime mover (4) is formed in a third engagement position (N) of the engaging device (S3).

A hybrid power transmission mechanism includes an engine; a motor/generator having a rotor and a stator; a driven machine; a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, an internal gear drivingly connected to the rotor, a planetary gear, and a planetary carrier shaft including first and second extension shaft parts extending from the planetary gear in opposite directions; a first clutch switchable between a state of allowing transmission of power between the first shaft and the internal gear and a state of not allowing transmission of power therebetween; and a second clutch switchable between a state of allowing rotation of the sun gear and a state of not allowing rotation thereof. A first shaft that outputs power of the engine and a second shaft that inputs power to the driven machine are drivingly connected to the first and second extension shaft parts of the planetary carrier shaft, respectively.