Patent ID: 6513402
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for operating a transmission comprising:providing a drive shaft with a first pair of helical cut drive gears mounted on said drive shaft for rotation of said first pair of helical cut drive gears by said drive shaft; providing a first idler shaft parallel to said drive shaft; providing a first pair of helical cut driven gears mounted on said first idler shaft for rotating said first idler shaft upon selective engagement with said first pair of helical cut drive gears mounted on said drive shaft, said first idler shaft having an axial direction, said first pair of helical cut driven gears being further mounted for axial direction movement on said first idler shaft; selectively engaging said first pair of helical cut driven gears mounted on said first idler shaft with said first pair of said helical cut drive gears mounted on said drive shaft and rotating said drive shaft thereby causing each gear of said first pair of helical cut driven gears mounted on said first idler shaft to move toward one another in the axial direction of said first idler shaft and causing said first pair of helical cut driven gears mounted on said first idler shaft locating themselves with respect to said selectively engaged first pair of helical cut drive gears mounted on said drive shaft for providing balanced load transmission.