US 12,422,022 B2
Automated sequential transmissions
David A. Galsworthy, Wyoming, MN (US); Gary A. Pinkley, Lino Lakes, MN (US); Adrien Lechat, Hinckley (GB); Zacharey J. Hussong, Roseville, MN (US); and Jeffrey I. Peterman, Stacy, MN (US)
Assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC., Medina, MN (US)
Filed by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/893,309.
Application 17/893,309 is a division of application No. 16/933,076, filed on Jul. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,454,301.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/879,161, filed on Jul. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0397183 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. F16H 3/00 (2006.01); F16H 3/093 (2006.01); F16H 61/688 (2006.01); F16H 63/18 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 3/006 (2013.01) [F16H 3/093 (2013.01); F16H 61/688 (2013.01); F16H 63/18 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0052 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automated sequential transmission (AST), comprising:
a plurality of gears;
a first gear selector including a first gear selector interface to operatively coupled couple the first gear selector to a first subset of gears of the plurality of gears and the first gear selector configured to rotate between a first plurality of gear shift positions, wherein each gear shift position of the first plurality of gear shift positions corresponds to the engagement of the first gear selector, via the first gear selector interface, with a gear of the first subset of gears; and
a second gear selector including a second gear selector interface to operatively coupled couple the second gear selector to a second subset of gears of the plurality of gears and the second gear selector configured to rotate between a second plurality of low speed gear shift positions, wherein each gear shift position of the second plurality of gear shift positions corresponds to the engagement of the second gear selector, via the second gear selector interface, with a gear of the second subset of gears,
wherein the first subset of gears is directly coupled to the second subset of gears.