Automatic four-speed transmission with interconnected clutches
US5188575A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2200/2007
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An adaptive control system in an automatic four-speed transmission having a unique clutch and gear arrangement which eliminates the need for additional gearing and one over-running clutch, while requiring only one more friction element. The vehicle transmission assembly includes a transmission housing, a rotatable input member, an output member, and a gear assembly for changing the ratio of torque between the input member and the output member. Three clutch assemblies selectively couple the rotatable input member to predetermine gears of the gear assembly and two brake assemblies selectively couple predetermined gears of the gear assembly to the transmission housing. The gear assembly includes the first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set. The first clutch assembly selectively couples the input member to the second sun gear, the second clutch assembly selectively couples the input member to the first planet carrier, the third clutch assembly selectively couples the input member to the first sun gear, the first brake assembly selectively couples the first sun gear to the transmission housing, and the second brake assembly selectively couples the first planet carrier a…
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