Transmission arrangement for a vehicle

US10533641B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Volvo Construction Equipment AB · SE

Inventors

• Jan Dersjö · Eskilstuna, SE
• Per Mattsson · Walter-Bruch-Straße, SE
• Mathias Lehikoinen · Västerås, SE
• Mats Akerblom · Eskilstuna, SE
• Jörg Müller · Chemnitz, DE
• Mirko Leesch · Gelenau, DE
• Rico Resch · Freital, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 10, 2015
• Grant date: Jan 14, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 16, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16H2200/2048
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A transmission arrangement for a vehicle includes a first, a second, a third, and a fourth planetary gear set including a sun gear, a planet carrier and a ring gear, respectively, wherein the transmission arrangement further includes a transmission housing, an input shaft and an output shaft, wherein two of the sun gear, the planet carrier and the ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set are each operatively connected to a respective one of the input shaft, the sun gear, the planet carrier and the ring gear of the third planetary gear set.