Automatic transmission for vehicle
US5683325A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2200/2025
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A 5-speed automatic transmission for a vehicle having a highly efficient top gear, a compact construction and a wide overall range of gear ratios. The automatic transmission has a speed changer which provides five gear stages, namely two speeds on the speed decreasing side and two speeds on the speed increasing side with a direct-coupled gear therebetween. The speed changer includes a ring gear connected to an output shaft, a first carrier, a first sun gear, a second carrier connected to the first carrier, a stepped pinion gear supported by these two carriers, and a sun gear meshing with the pinion gear. The first carrier is connected to an input shaft by a clutch and the first sun gear is connected to the input shaft by a clutch. The first sun gear may be stopped by a first brake, a second brake stops the second sun gear and a third brake is provided to stop a third sun gear. Top gear is achieved by meshing of the pinion gear with the second sun gear and the ring gear. Top gear is thus achieved with the equivalent of only one planetary gear set of intermeshing elements and without loss of efficiency. Also, the arrangement of the three planetary gear sets of the transmission is suc…
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