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Multiple-step transmission

US7118509B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 4, 2004
Grant dateOct 10, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2200/2097
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A multiple-step transmission including a first transmission portion including a first intermediate output path which transmits, at a first speed ratio, an input rotary motion of an input member, and a second intermediate output path which transmits the input rotary motion at a second speed ratio greater than the first speed ratio; and a second transmission portion including a 2-1, a 2-2, and a 2-3 planetary gear set each of which includes a sun gear, a carrier, and a ring gear, the 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3 planetary gear sets being partly connected to each other to provide a first, a second, a third, a fourth, and a fifth rotary element, the second transmission portion further including a first brake which selectively stops a rotary motion of the first rotary element, a second brake which selectively stops a rotary motion of the second rotary element, a first clutch which selectively connects the fifth rotary element to the second intermediate output path of the first transmission portion, a second clutch which selectively connects the first rotary element to the second intermediate output path, a third clutch which selectively connects the second rotary element to the first intermediate …

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