Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
475218000 | Plural power paths to planetary gearing | 17 |
20090082157 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH EXTERNAL DRIVE GEARSETS - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, four external 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. Each of the external gear sets includes first and second gears. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. | 03-26-2009 |
20090082158 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH EXTERNAL DRIVE GEARSETS - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, four external 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. Each of the external gear sets includes first and second gears. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. | 03-26-2009 |
20090082159 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH EXTERNAL DRIVE GEARSETS - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, four external 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. Each of the external gear sets includes first and second gears. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. | 03-26-2009 |
20090082160 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH EXTERNAL DRIVE GEARSETS - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, four external 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. Each of the external gear sets includes first and second gears. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes. | 03-26-2009 |
20090156348 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLES - The present invention relates to an automatic transmission for vehicles, whose weight, length, and manufacturing cost are reduced as a consequence of simplifying a structure thereof by removing a torque converter. An automatic transmission for vehicles according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a first shift portion outputting two intermediate rotational speeds of a reduced rotational speed and a same rotational speed by using torque received through a first variable input pathway selectively connected to a first input shaft and an input pathway fixedly connected to the first input shaft, and a second shift portion including first, second, third, and fourth gears and a reverse gear that respectively achieve first, second, third, and fourth gear ratios and a reverse gear ratio, changing each intermediate rotational speed received from the first shift portion into five final rotational speeds, and outputting the same. | 06-18-2009 |
20090156349 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLES - The present invention relates to an automatic transmission for vehicles, whose weight, length, and manufacturing cost are reduced as a consequence of simplifying a structure thereof by removing a torque converter. An automatic transmission for vehicles according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a first shift portion outputting three intermediate rotational speeds of a same rotational speed as an input rotational speed, an increased rotational speed, and a reverse rotational speed by using torque received through first and second variable input pathways, and a second shift portion including first, second, third, and fourth gears that respectively achieve first, second, third, and fourth gear ratios, changing each intermediate rotational speed received from the first shift portion into four final rotational speeds, and outputting the same. | 06-18-2009 |
20100016115 | DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A dual clutch transmission | 01-21-2010 |
20100029431 | GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR MULTI-SPEED COUNTERSHAFT TRANSMISSION - A multi-speed countershaft transmission for a vehicle is provided. The transmission includes a main shaft and countershaft gears that receive input directly from an input member. A plurality of torque transmitting mechanisms may be selectively applied to synchronize a range gear to a countershaft. The countershaft transfers torque to an output gear set, which may transfer torque to a planetary gear set. The available range gears include a plurality of forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. One or more power take-off sections may also be provided. | 02-04-2010 |
20100029432 | Dual Clutch Transmission with Multiple Range Gearing - A vehicle powertrain comprising dual torque input clutches and a multiple speed transmission with ratio range gearing is disclosed. The range gearing provides increased gear ratio coverage. A transition between a low speed ratio range and a high speed ratio range is achieved with no torque interruption. A shift from one gear ratio to an adjacent gear ratio in a speed ratio range during a shift sequence is preceded by preselecting the adjacent gear ratio. | 02-04-2010 |
20110118074 | MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION - A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, a dual clutch assembly, two countershaft gearing arrangements, one planetary gear set, a plurality of interconnecting members, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the countershaft gearing arrangements includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets. The torque transmitting devices include a combination of clutches, brakes, and synchronizers. | 05-19-2011 |
20120122623 | GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR MULTI-SPEED COUNTERSHAFT TRANSMISSION - A multi-speed countershaft transmission for a vehicle is provided. The transmission includes a main shaft and countershaft gears that receive input directly from an input member. A plurality of torque transmitting mechanisms may be selectively applied to synchronize a range gear to a countershaft. The countershaft transfers torque to an output gear set, which may transfer torque to a planetary gear set. The available range gears include a plurality of forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio. One or more power take-off sections may also be provided. | 05-17-2012 |
20130005525 | POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A powershift transmission in a motor vehicle is arranged between a prime mover and driven wheels of the motor vehicle for transmission of propulsive power and selection of different gear speed ratios. The powershift transmission includes at least two factional clutches for alternatively engaging at least two input shafts, a main transmission, a range section and an output shaft. A countershaft in the powershift transmission is rotationally connectable to the output shaft in order to establish a by-pass torque path, passing by the range section, and in which propulsive power can be transferred when the range section is gear shifted between different range speed ratios. | 01-03-2013 |
20130040775 | GEAR TRAIN OF MULTI-STEP TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is a gear train of a multi-step transmission for a vehicle, which can shift gears among nine forward speeds and one reverse speed. The gear train realizes a desired level of multi-step change gear ratios and has a reduced number of sets of planetary gears to reduce the volume and length of the transmission, thus realizing a compact structure, thereby facilitating the installation of the transmission in the vehicle. | 02-14-2013 |
20130095975 | GEAR ASSEMBLY - A transmission assembly for an agricultural vehicle comprises a first transmission unit, a second transmission unit coupled to the first and a third transmission unit coupled to the second. The second transmission unit comprises an input shaft, an output shaft and two countershafts, the input shaft drives the countershafts and the countershafts drive the output shaft. The third transmission unit comprises an input shaft, which is drivingly coupled to an output shaft located in parallel thereto. The first transmission unit comprising a planetary drive and a sun gear of the first transmission unit, the input shaft and the output shaft of the second transmission unit, and the input shaft of the third transmission unit are located coaxial to each other, wherein an output of the first transmission unit is connected to the input shaft of the second transmission unit and the output shaft of the second transmission unit is connected to the input shaft of the third transmission unit. | 04-18-2013 |
20130324347 | REVERSIBLE ROTATION GEARBOX AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A gearbox includes a planetary gear assembly, a first gear assembly, and a second gear assembly. The first gear assembly is engaged to provide a first rotational input to the planetary gear assembly when an input shaft is rotating in a first direction and is disengaged when the input shaft is rotating in a second direction. The second gear assembly provides a second rotational input to the planetary gear assembly when the input shaft is rotating in the first direction and provides a third rotational input to the planetary gear assembly when the input shaft is rotating in the second direction. | 12-05-2013 |
20140038762 | TRANSMISSION FOR A VEHICLE - A double clutch transmission for a vehicle comprising partial transmissions with an input shaft positioned on an input axis and an output shaft is positioned on the input axis or is at least positioned parallel to a counter shaft axis. A planetary transmission is connected with the output shaft and at least one of the input shafts can be connected with the output shaft via the planetary transmission. M wheel planes and N shifters are positioned, M and N are each natural numbers which are both greater than or equal to 2, and whereby at least N−1 shifter are positioned on the input shaft axis. At least a shift element of one of the N−1 shifter is connected with a shift element of additional N−1 shifters, and in each case a transmission element of two wheel planes is or can be connected with the shaft. | 02-06-2014 |
20140221146 | Power Split Transmission Of A Traction Drive Of A Vehicle - A power split transmission (LG) of vehicle a traction drive (F) includes a continuously variable transmission (G) and a summing transmission (SG). The continuously variable transmission (G) has a primary unit (P) and a secondary unit (S) driven by the primary unit (P). The primary unit (P) has a driveshaft (TW | 08-07-2014 |