Transmission device and agricultural machine having a transmission device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12385552-B2
Application number	US-202418732757-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2024
Priority date	Jun 5, 2023
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

A transmission device and an agricultural harvesting machine include a first drive input element, a second drive input element, a shift sleeve configured as a hollow shaft, and a drive output shaft. The shift sleeve is mounted axially displaceably on the drive output shaft and is configured to be moved by axial displacement into one of a first position, a second position, and a third shift position. An internal toothing is formed on each of the first drive input element and the second drive input element. An external toothing and an internal toothing are formed on the shift sleeve. An external toothing is formed on the drive output shaft.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transmission device comprising:
a first drive input element;
a second drive input element;
a shift sleeve configured as a hollow shaft; and
a drive output shaft;
wherein the shift sleeve is mounted axially displaceably on the drive output shaft and is configured to be moved by axial displacement into one of a first position, a second position, and a third shift position;
wherein an internal toothing is formed on each of the first drive input element and the second drive input element;
wherein an external toothing and an internal toothing are formed on the shift sleeve;
wherein an external toothing is formed on the drive output shaft;
wherein, in the first shift position, the external toothing of the shift sleeve forms a first toothing pairing with the internal toothing of the first drive input element;
wherein, in the second shift position, the external toothing of the shift sleeve forms a second toothing pairing with the internal toothing of the second drive input element;
wherein the internal toothing of the shift sleeve forms a third toothing pairing with the external toothing of the drive output shaft; and
wherein the first toothing pairing, the second toothing pairing, and the third toothing pairing are configured with a tooth pitch which is greater by a factor of two than a tooth pitch associated with standardized toothed gear moduli such that a tooth spacing that is greater by a factor of two is achieved.

2. The transmission device of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of annular grooves is formed on the inside of the shift sleeve, and one of the plurality of annular grooves is assigned to each of the first shift position, the second shift position, and the third shift position, wherein each of the plurality of annular grooves is placed in engagement, by axial displacement of the shift sleeve on the drive output shaft, with at least one detent bolt that is mounted in spring-preloaded fashion in the drive output shaft.

3. The transmission device of claim 1 , wherein, on one axial end of the shift sleeve, there is formed an actuating boss for the axial adjustment and rotational alignment of the shift sleeve.

4. The transmission device of claim 1 , wherein the drive output shaft is configured as a hollow shaft and has an internal toothing.

5. The transmission device of claim 1 , wherein the transmission device is configured as a belt drive transmission, and the first drive input element and the second drive input element each comprise a pulley.

6. An agricultural harvesting machine having a belt drive and a transmission device assigned to the belt drive, the transmission device comprising:
a first drive input element;
a second drive input element;
a shift sleeve configured as a hollow shaft; and
a drive output shaft;
wherein the shift sleeve is mounted axially displaceably on the drive output shaft and is configured to be moved by axial displacement into one of a first position, a second position, and a third shift position;
wherein an internal toothing is formed on each of the first drive input element and the second drive input element;
wherein an external toothing and an internal toothing are formed on the shift sleeve;
wherein an external toothing is formed on the drive output shaft;
wherein, in the first shift position, the external toothing of the shift sleeve forms a first toothing pairing with the internal toothing of the first drive input element;
wherein, in the second shift position, the external toothing of the shift sleeve forms a second toothing pairing with the internal toothing of the second drive input element;
wherein the internal toothing of the shift sleeve forms a third toothing pairing with the external toothing of the drive output shaft; and
wherein the first toothing pairing, the second toothing pairing, and the third toothing pairing are configured with a tooth pitch which is greater by a factor of two than a tooth pitch associated with standardized toothed gear moduli such that a tooth spacing that is greater by a factor of two is achieved.

7. The agricultural harvesting machine of claim 6 , wherein a plurality of annular grooves is formed on the inside of the shift sleeve, and one of the plurality of annular grooves is assigned to each of the first shift position, the second shift position, and the third shift position, wherein each of the plurality of annular grooves is placed in engagement, by axial displacement of the shift sleeve on the drive output shaft, with at least one detent bolt that is mounted in spring-preloaded fashion in the drive output shaft.

8. The agricultural harvesting machine of claim 6 , wherein, on one axial end of the shift sleeve, there is formed an actuating boss for the axial adjustment and rotational alignment of the shift sleeve.

9. The agricultural harvesting machine of claim 6 , wherein the drive output shaft is configured as a hollow shaft and has an internal toothing.

10. The agricultural harvesting machine of claim 6 , wherein the transmission device is configured as a belt drive transmission, and the first drive input element and the second drive input element each comprise a pulley.

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Rohlfing Thomas J
• Jundale Prashant M
• Perez Ramirez Javier J

Classifications

• F16H2200/0034

  the gear ratios comprising two forward speeds · CPC title

• F16D11/10

  with clutching members movable only axially · CPC title

• A01F29/14

  Drives · CPC title

• A01D69/08

  Clutches · CPC title

• A01D69/06

  Gearings · CPC title