Automatic transmission for vehicle
US6517463B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2200/2023
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A compact automatic transmission for a vehicle capable of preventing increase in relative rotational speed between shift elements. A planetary gear unit is provided with a sun gear to which rotation of an input shaft is input, a carrier that can be stopped from rotating, and a ring gear for outputting, to a planetary gear set, rotation that is reduced in speed relative to that of the input shaft. A clutch is connected/disconnected, the input shaft and the sun gear are appropriately connected/disconnected, and the carrier is appropriately stopped/unstopped by a brake and a one-way clutch. This prevents relative rotational speed between shift elements of the gear unit that does not participate in a shifting operation from excessively increasing. When the clutch is disposed between the input shaft and the sun gear, the torque capacity of the clutch can be reduced as compared with the case where it is disposed between the gear unit and the gear set. Therefore, the clutch can be formed into a more compact structure and the overall automatic transmission can be made more compact.
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