Patent ID: 7905812
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a drivetrain system, the drivetrain including a PTO and a transmission having multiple speed ratios and an inertia brake, the PTO including a PTO output member engageable with a PTO input member, the method comprising: reducing the speed of one of the PTO output member and the PTO input member with an inertia brake, wherein reducing the speed includes stopping, at least momentarily, the rotation of one of the PTO output member and the PTO input member while maintaining an engine speed, at least one of the PTO output member and the PTO input member including a jaw type clutch; and engaging the PTO input member with the PTO output member without the use of a friction clutch to synchronize the speed of the PTO input member with the PTO output member.