Patent ID: 6860726
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: B64D,F02C,F04D,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dual drive system for providing power to two subsystems, the dual drive system comprising: a dual-speed reversible electric motor, having a main shaft with a longitudinal main shaft axis, a first end, and a second end; a first over-running clutch assembly having a first output shaft, a first output speed, and having a free-wheeling rotational direction, the first over-running clutch assembly being connected to and driven by the first end of the main shaft; a second over-running clutch assembly having a second output shaft, a second output speed, and an opposite free-wheeling rotational direction, the second over-running clutch assembly being connected to and driven by the second end of the main shaft; a first subsystem, connected to and driven by the first output shaft; and a second subsystem, connected to and driven by the second output shaft.