Patent ID: 7389712
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gear and clutch cluster for producing uni-rotational output of a driveshaft from a bi-rotational input gear, the gear and clutch cluster comprising: a first gear engaged with the bi-directional input gear; an idler gear engaged with the bi-directional input gear; a second gear engaged with the idler gear; a first clutch connectable with the driveshaft and connected with the first gear, wherein the first clutch engages the driveshaft when the first gear rotates in a first direction faster than the driveshaft rotates in the first direction; and a second clutch connectable with the driveshaft and connected with the second gear, wherein the second clutch engages the driveshaft when the second gear rotates in a first direction faster than the driveshaft rotates in the first direction.