Patent · US Expired

Four-speed automatic transmission

US5800303A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 9, 1996
Grant dateSep 1, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2200/0043
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A four-speed automatic transmission for a vehicle includes a transmission housing, an input member, an output member, three planetary gearsets for changing a ratio of torque between the input member and the output member, a plurality of clutch assemblies to selectively couple the input member to predetermined gears of the planetary gearsets, a plurality of brake assemblies to selectively couple predetermined gears of the planetary gearsets to the transmission housing, and a structure for allowing the output member and a planetary carrier from one of the planetary gearsets and an annulus gear of another of the planetary gearsets to rotate simultaneously.

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