Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
475288000 | Plural suns braked | 12 |
20080242496 | 8-Speed Transmission - The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting mechanisms, three fixed interconnections and a grounded member. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to at least one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The five torque-transmitting mechanisms provide interconnections between various gear members, and the transmission housing, and are operated in combinations of three to establish at least eight forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. | 10-02-2008 |
20080261769 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and at least one brake. | 10-23-2008 |
20110183807 | MULTI-STAGE GEARBOX - A transmission with forward and reverse gears comprising planetary gearsets, shafts and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P | 07-28-2011 |
20120071290 | MULTISTAGE TRANSMISSION - The present invention relates to a multistage transmission, comprising: a center shaft arranged in a frame such that the center shaft does not rotate; an input member arranged coaxially to the center shaft such that the input member is rotatable; a hub arranged coaxially to the center shaft such that the hub is rotatable; an epicyclic gear set which is coupled to the input member and mounted on the hub, and which is arranged coaxially to the center shaft such that the epicyclic gear set is rotatable, and which has at least two pairs of epicyclic gears, wherein each of the epicyclic gears has a sun gear, a ring gear, a satellite carrier and a pinion; an axial clutch which is involved in the operation of the sun gear which is selectively coupled to or separated from at least one of the peripheral members; a clutch assembly in which at least one of the clutches in a rotating direction are arranged in correspondence with the respective sun gears, wherein said clutches in the rotating direction are involved in the operation of the sun gear which is selectively coupled to or separated from the center shaft; and a transmission shaft which has a hollow portion and a plurality of radial through-holes, and which covers the center shaft and rotates to select a rotating direction, and which is involved in the operation of the clutch assembly. The multistage transmission of the present invention provides two or more gear ratios between the input member and the hub in accordance with the rotating direction of the transmission shaft. | 03-22-2012 |
20140128204 | PLANETARY GEAR TRAIN OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE - A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include: an input; an output; a first planetary gear set on the input including a first rotation element selectively connected to the input and selectively operated as a fixed element, a second rotation element selectively connected to the input and a third rotation element; a second planetary gear set on the output including a fourth rotation element connected to the second rotation element and selectively operated as a fixed element, a fifth rotation element connected to the third rotation element and directly connected to the output, and a sixth rotation element selectively connected to the input; four transfer gears; and frictional elements including clutches connecting the input and the rotation elements of the first and second planetary gear sets, and brakes connecting the rotation elements of the first and second planetary gear sets and a transmission housing. | 05-08-2014 |
20140187378 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A family of transmission gearing arrangements produces up to nine forward and one reverse speed ratios by selective engagement of three couplers in various combinations. Each disclosed transmission includes four planetary gear sets and six couplers. Three of the couplers may be brakes. Three of the couplers may selectively couple planetary elements to the input shaft. | 07-03-2014 |
20140296023 | POWER SHIFT TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to a power shift transmission ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140371027 | MULTIPLE CLUTCH MODULE - A multiple clutch module for an automatic transmission integrates at least two multi-plate wet clutches into a single module. Each of the clutches includes a set of separator plates interleaved with at least one friction plate and a piston configured to compress the separators plates and friction plates. The separator plates of the first clutch are splined to a housing along their inner diameter whereas the separator plates of the second clutch are splined to the housing along their outer diameter. Each piston is associated with an apply chamber and a balance chamber radially inside the respective separator plates and friction plates. The housing rotates about a central shaft. Pressurized fluid is supplied to the clutches from the shaft. The first and second balance chambers are connected by a passageway within the housing such that they can be supplied with fluid from a common orifice in the housing. | 12-18-2014 |
20140378270 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A family of transmission gearing arrangements provides a plurality of forward speed ratios and one or more reverse speed ratios by selective engagement of shift elements in various combinations. Three simple planetary gear sets are located on the input axis. One of the simple planetary gear sets may have either a split-ring arrangement in which two ring gears are provided with one carrier and one sun gear, or a split-sun arrangement in which two sun gears are provided with one carrier and one ring gear. | 12-25-2014 |
20150087473 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission gearing arrangement has four simple planetary gear sets and five or six shift elements. One embodiment has two brakes and three clutches and produces eight speeds by selective engagement of various combinations of three of the shift elements. A second embodiment has two brakes and four clutches and produces nine speeds by selective engagement of various combinations of four of the shift elements. A third embodiment has two brakes and four clutches and produces ten speeds by selective engagement of various combinations of four of the shift elements. | 03-26-2015 |
475289000 | Including one-way clutch or brake | 2 |
20120295756 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH AT LEAST ONE SELECTABLE ONE-WAY CLUTCH - A transmission has four planetary gear sets, four interconnecting members and six torque-transmitting mechanisms selectively engageable in different combinations of three to establish at least eight forward speed ratios. A first of the six torque-transmitting mechanisms is selectively engageable to connect the second member of the first planetary gear set to the stationary member. A second of the six torque-transmitting mechanisms is selectively engageable to connect the input member for common rotation with the second member of the third planetary gear set. At least one of the first and the second of the six torque-transmitting mechanisms is a selectable one-way clutch configured to have a first operating mode and a second operating mode, either of which modes may be selected. | 11-22-2012 |
20130331220 | Multi-Ratio Transmission System with Parallel Vertical and Coaxial Planet Gears - A multi-ratio transmission system with parallel vertical and coaxial planet gears is provided, including: multiple planet gear sub-systems, a coupling assembly, a setting element, a setting element controller, an annular gear, a cylindrical casing, a sprocket and a central axle. The planet gear sub-systems are disposed coaxially in series along a first axis. Each of the planet gear sub-system includes a sun gear and at least one planet gear. The coupling assembly transmits the rotation between every two adjacent planet gear sub-systems. The setting element optionally engages with the sun gear. The annular gear is engaged to the planet gear and is installed onto a one-way clutch. The cylindrical casing encloses the planet gear sub-systems. The sprocket is installed onto the one-way clutch for connecting an external transmission system. The central axle enables the hollowed tube of the setting element controller to rotate around the central axle. | 12-12-2013 |