SNOWMOBILE PLANETARY DRIVE SYSTEM

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APP PUB NO 20060270506A1
SERIAL NO

11383118

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A drive system includes a planetary gear system includes a sun gear secured to an input shaft. One or more planetary gears rotatably mounted to a cage engage the sun gear. The planetary gears likewise engage a ring gear encircling the planetary and sun gears. A coupler is selectively engageable between an output shaft of the planetary gear system and either the cage or the ring gear. A brake is movable between engagement with whichever of the cage and ring gear to which the coupler is not engaged. In some embodiments the coupler rotatably mounts to a brake embodied as a cylindrical slider such that the coupler is restrained from moving along an axis of rotation of the coupler. A detent mechanism engages the coupler and brake to retain them in positions corresponding to forward and reverse.

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ARCTIC CAT INC601 BROOKS AVENUE SOUTH THIEF RIVER FALLS MN 56701

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Larson, James Newfolden, MN 18 201
Schoenfelder, Raymond A Zumbrota, MN 5 23

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