Patent · US Expired

Automatic transmission for vehicles

US4528869A · kind A · utility

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22References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1980
Grant dateJul 16, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 27, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H47/08
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automatic transmission suitable for use with vehicles of FF type, including a tandem connection of a fluid torque converter and a gear device with an output gear wheel incorporated therein, a counter transmission device having a counter shaft arranged in parallel with the gear device and having a first gear wheel at its first end closer to the rear end portion of the gear device meshed with the output gear wheel and having a second gear wheel at its second end closer to the front end portion of the gear device, and a differential gear device having an input gear wheel which meshes with the second gear wheel and adapted to drive a pair of front wheel axles of a vehicle.

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