Patent · US Expired

Automatic transmission requiring operation of single friction device for gear shift

US6015363A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
7References
5Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateNov 16, 1998
Grant dateJan 18, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2200/0047
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automatic transmission comprising a housing (12); a planetary gear train (14) mounted within the housing; an input drive shaft (16) for providing input drive to the planetary gear train; an output drive shaft (18) connected with an output drive from the planetary gear train; a first clutch (C1) connected between the input drive shaft and a first drive input (22) to the planetary gear train; a second clutch (C2) connected between a first reaction input (28) to the planetary gear train and the housing; a third clutch (C3) connected between a second reaction input (30) to the planetary gear train and the housing; a fourth clutch (C4) connected between a third reaction input (32) to the planetary gear train and the housing; and a fifth clutch (C5) connected between a second drive input (24) to the planetary gear train and the input drive shaft; wherein for first forward gear ratio the first and second clutches are engaged; for second forward gear ratio the first, second and third clutches are engaged; for third forward gear ratio the first, second, third and fourth clutches are engaged; and for fourth forward gear ratio the first, second, third, fourth and fifth clutches are engaged…

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.