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US 12680389 · App. 19/258,762 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Multi-functional vehicle

Inventor: David B. Baker (Burley, ID)
Assignees: Brent Stoker; Marla Stoker
E21B7/02B60K17/28
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12680389
App. No.
19/258,762
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

A vehicle may include an engine configured to generate power. The vehicle may include rig equipment mounted to the vehicle and configured to obtain the power from the engine to operate the rig equipment. The rig equipment may be configured to perform subterranean operations. The vehicle may include a transmission configured to obtain the power from the engine to propel wheels of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a power distribution system coupled between the engine and the transmission and coupled between the engine and the rig equipment.

Claims (40)

1 . A vehicle comprising:

an engine configured to generate power;

rig equipment mounted to the vehicle and configured to obtain the power from the engine to operate the rig equipment, the rig equipment configured to perform subterranean operations;

a transmission configured to obtain the power from the engine to propel wheels of the vehicle; and

a power distribution system coupled between the engine and the transmission and coupled between the engine and the rig equipment, the power distribution system including:

a through-shaft configured to couple the engine to at least a portion of the rig equipment; and

a gearbox that includes a first set of gears configured to be selectively coupled to the through-shaft, the first set of gears coupled to the transmission and configured to provide the power from the engine to the transmission by way of the through-shaft and the first set of gears,

the power generated by the engine being transferred to the at least a portion of the rig equipment via the through-shaft and not via gearing included in the gearbox.

2 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the gearbox includes a second set of gears configured to be selectively coupled to the through-shaft, the second set of gears coupled to at least a second portion of the rig equipment and configured to provide the power from the engine to the at least a second portion of the rig equipment by way of the through-shaft and the second set of gears.

3 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first set of gears is configured to be selectively coupled to the through-shaft only during a driving mode of the vehicle.

4 . The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the gearbox includes a second set of gears configured to be selectively coupled to the through-shaft only during a non-driving mode of the vehicle such that only one of the first set of gears and the second set of gears is coupled to the through-shaft at any given time.

5 . The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the second set of gears includes:

a drive gear, the drive gear being activated by the power generated by the engine;

an idler gear, the idler gear being activated by the drive gear; and

a driven gear, the driven gear being activated by the idler gear,

the vehicle further comprising a plurality of power takeoffs, a first power takeoff of the plurality of power takeoffs coupling a first portion of the rig equipment to the gearbox and a second power takeoff of the plurality of power takeoffs coupling a second portion of the rig equipment to the gearbox, at least one of the first power takeoff or the second power takeoff being coupled to the driven gear such that the at least one of the first power takeoff or the second power takeoff is activated by the driven gear.

6 . The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the second set of gears is coupled to at least a second portion of the rig equipment and configured to provide the power from the engine to the at least a second portion of the rig equipment by way of the through-shaft and the second set of gears.

7 . The vehicle of claim 6 , further comprising a first clutch positioned between the through-shaft and the at least a portion of the rig equipment, the first clutch configured to selectively couple the at least a portion of the rig equipment and the through-shaft.

8 . The vehicle of claim 7 further comprising a second clutch positioned between the engine and the power distribution system.

9 . The vehicle of claim 6 , further comprising a third clutch positioned between the second set of gears and the at least a second portion of the rig equipment.

10 . The vehicle of claim 1 , the vehicle further includes a chassis, the engine being mounted above the chassis.

11 . A vehicle comprising:

an engine configured to generate power;

rig equipment mounted to the vehicle and configured to obtain the power from the engine to operate the rig equipment, the rig equipment configured to perform subterranean operations;

a transmission selectively coupled with the engine so that the transmission only receives power from the engine during a driving mode of the vehicle; and

a power distribution system including:

a through-shaft configured to couple the engine to at least a portion of the rig equipment; and

a gearbox that includes a first set of gears configured to be selectively coupled to the through-shaft only during the driving mode of the vehicle, the first set of gears coupled to the transmission and configured to provide the power from the engine to the transmission by way of the through-shaft and the first set of gears,

the power generated by the engine being transferred to the at least a portion of the rig equipment via the through-shaft and not via gearing included in the gearbox.

12 . The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the gearbox includes a second set of gears configured to be selectively coupled to the through-shaft, the second set of gears coupled to at least a second portion of the rig equipment and configured to provide the power from the engine to the at least a second portion of the rig equipment by way of the through-shaft and the second set of gears.

13 . The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the second set of gears is configured to be selectively coupled to the through-shaft only during a non-driving mode of the vehicle such that only one of the first set of gears and the second set of gears is coupled to the through-shaft at any given time.

14 . The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the second set of gears includes:

a drive gear, the drive gear being activated by the power generated by the engine;

an idler gear, the idler gear being activated by the drive gear; and

a driven gear, the driven gear being activated by the idler gear,

the vehicle further comprising a plurality of power takeoffs, a first power takeoff of the plurality of power takeoffs coupling a first portion of the rig equipment to the gearbox and a second power takeoff of the plurality of power takeoffs coupling a second portion of the rig equipment to the gearbox, at least one of the first power takeoff or the second power takeoff being coupled to the driven gear such that the at least one of the first power takeoff or the second power takeoff is activated by the driven gear.

15 . The vehicle of claim 12 , further comprising a first clutch positioned between the through-shaft and the at least the portion of the rig equipment, the first clutch configured to selectively couple the at least the portion of the rig equipment and the through-shaft.

16 . The vehicle of claim 12 , further comprising a second clutch positioned between the engine and the power distribution system.

17 . The vehicle of claim 16 , further comprising a third clutch positioned between the second set of gears and the at least the second portion of the rig equipment.

18 . The vehicle of claim 11 , the vehicle further includes a chassis, the engine being mounted above the chassis.