Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Ford New Holland, Inc.

Rudolf Beim

Daniel Warren McCarrick

Barry John Melhorn

David Allen Janson

George E Lemieux

Richard D Moan

Forrest William Hoge

David John Rutkowski

John H Tanzer

Shairyl I Pearce

An automatic transmissions for an automotive vehicle includes a variator of the traction drive type, the variator including an input disc, an output disc, and rollers driveably engaged with the discs and adapted to vary continuously the ratio of the speeds of the output disc and input disc. Each of two planetary gearsets includes a carrier, a sun gear and a ring gear and a set of planet pinions meshing with the respective sun gear and ring gear. Angular variation of the rollers causes the variator to drive the ring gear at a variable speed relative to engine speed and the carrier to rotate in accordance with the speeds of the sun gear and ring gear.

Toroidal traction drive transmission having multiple speed inputs to a

An automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes a continually variable drive mechanism having one sheave assembly fixed to an intermediate shaft and the input sheave assembly supported on an input shaft, a low speed gearset driveably connected to the input shaft and an output shaft, a fixed ratio drive mechanism in the form of a chain drive providing a torque delivery path between the intermediate shaft and the carrier of the gearset, a transfer clutch for connecting and releasing the first sheave of the variable drive mechanism and input shaft, a low brake, a reverse gearset, a reverse brake, and a clutch for selectively driveably connecting the output of the fixed drive mechanism and a front output shaft.

All wheel drive continuously variable transmission having dual mode

An automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes a continually variable drive mechanism having one sheave assembly fixed to an intermediate shaft and the input sheave assembly supported on an input shaft, a planetary gearset driveably connected to the input shaft and an output shaft, a fixed ratio drive mechanism in the form of a chain drive providing a torque delivery path between the intermediate shaft and the carrier of the gearset, a transfer clutch for connecting and releasing the first sheave of the variable drive mechanism and input shaft, a low brake, a second speed brake, a reverse brake, and a clutch for selectively driveably connecting the output of the fixed drive mechanism and a front output shaft.

All wheel drive continously variable transmission having dual mode

An automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes a continually variable drive mechanism having one sheave assembly fixed to an input shaft and the output sheave assembly supported on an intermediate shaft, a first gearset for producing forward drive low gear and a range of continuously variable gear ratios, a second gearset for producing reverse drive, a first fixed ratio drive mechanism in the form of a chain drive providing a torque delivery path between the intermediate shaft and a ring gear of the first gearset, a second fixed drive mechanism in the form of a chain drive located in a torque delivery path between the output shaft and a front drive shaft, a transfer clutch for connecting and releasing the output sheave of the variable drive mechanism and sprocket wheel fixed to that shaft, a coast brake and forward brake for holding alternately the ring gear of the first gearset, and a reverse brake for holding the carrier of the second gearset.

Dual mode continuously variable transmission having multiple torque

An automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes a continually variable drive mechanism having one sheave assembly fixed to an input shaft and the output sheave assembly supported on an intermediate shaft, a low speed gearset driveably connected to the input shaft and an output shaft, a fixed ratio drive mechanism in the form of a chain drive providing a torque delivery path between the intermediate shaft and the output shaft, a transfer clutch for connecting and releasing the first sheave of the variable drive mechanism and input shaft, a low clutch, a reverse gearset, and a reverse clutch for connecting and releasing alternately the output shaft and reverse gearset, and a clutch for selectively driveably connecting the output of the second fixed drive mechanism and a front output shaft.

An automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes a continuously variable drive mechanism having one sheave assembly fixed to an input shaft and an output sheave assembly supported on an intermediate shaft. A planetary gearset has a sun gear fixed to the input shaft, and a carrier fixed to an output shaft. A first fixed ratio drive mechanism is in the form of a chain drive providing a torque delivery path between the intermediate shaft and a ring gear of the gearset. A second fixed drive mechanism is in the form of a chain drive located in a torque delivery path between the output shaft and a front drive shaft. A transfer clutch is provided for connecting and releasing the output sheave of the variable drive mechanism and sprocket wheel which is fixed to that shaft. A forward brake and reverse brake are provided for holding alternately the ring gears of the gearset, and a clutch for selectively driveably connecting the output of the second fixed drive mechanism to the front drive shaft.

An automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes two variator of the traction drive type, each variator including an input disc, an output disc, and rollers driveably engaged with the discs and adapted to vary continuously the ratio of the speeds of the output disc and input disc, the output disc of the first variator producing a predetermined speed in relation to the speed of an input shaft and driveably connected to a disc of the second variator. A planetary gear unit includes a carrier, a sun gear connected to mutually connected discs, a ring gear connected to the output disc of the second variator, and a set of planet pinions meshing with the respective sun gear and ring gear. Angular variation of the rollers causes the second variator to drive the ring gear at a variable speed relative to input shaft speed and the carrier to rotate in accordance with the speeds of the sun gear and ring gear.

Dual cavity torodial traction drive transmission having multiple speed

An automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes a continually variable drive mechanism having one sheave assembly fixed to an intermediate shaft and the input sheave assembly supported on an input shaft, gearset driveably connected to the input shaft and an output shaft, a fixed ratio drive mechanism in the form of a chain drive providing a torque delivery path between the intermediate shaft and the carrier of the gearset, a transfer clutch for connecting and releasing the first sheave of the variable drive mechanism and input shaft, a low brake, and a reverse brake.

Dual mode operation continuously variable transmission having creeper

An automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes a continually variable drive mechanism having one sheave assembly supported on an input shaft and the output sheave assembly fixed to an intermediate shaft, a planetary gearset driveably connected to the input shaft and a layshaft gearset, a fixed ratio drive mechanism in the form of a chain drive providing a torque delivery path between the intermediate shaft and the output shaft, a transfer clutch for connecting and releasing the first sheave of the variable drive mechanism and input shaft, a low brake, and first and second reverse clutches for connecting and releasing alternately the input shaft, output shaft and output shaft, and a clutch for selectively driveably connecting the output of the second fixed drive mechanism and a front output shaft.

A multiple speed transmission producing a gear ratio in response to movement of a gear selector lever and manipulation of a clutch pedal includes three planetary gearsets each including a sun gear, ring gear, carrier rotatably supporting a set of planet pinions in continues meshing engagement with the corresponding sun gear and ring gear, and a brake drum driveably connected to one component of each gearset and adapted for alternate engagement by a brake band. The brake band is biased into engagement with the corresponding brake drum by a spring and is released from that engagement using a clutch pedal. A shift lever moves the band to the gearset that produces the desired gear ratio. Engagement of the brake band with each of the drums holds a component of the gearset against rotation on the transmission housing.

Multiple speed automotive transmission

A multiple-speed epicyclic transmission produces speed ratios in response to movement of a brake band among components of the gearset and subsequent engagement with the gearset component that corresponds to the desired gear ratio. The brake band is biased into engagement with a corresponding gearset component by a spring and is released from that engagement using a hydraulic or electric actuator. A cartridge moves the band to the gearset component that must be held fixed against rotation to produce the desired gear ratio. Engagement of the brake band with a brake drum or ring gear holds the corresponding gearset component against rotation on the transmission housing.

Multiple speed powershift transmission providing synchronous speed ratio

A kinematic arrangement of a multiple-speed automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes three simple planetary gear units, hydraulically actuated clutches and brakes applied and released selectively, and an overrunning clutch that produces a one-way drive connection between the sun gear of the first gear unit and a nonrotating member, such as the transmission casing. Each planetary gear unit includes a sun gear, a ring gear surrounding the sun gear, a carrier, and a set of planet pinions in continuous meshing engagement with the sun gear and ring gear and rotatably supported on the carrier.

Multiple speed automatic transaxle for a motor vehicle

A shift mechanism is provided for requesting an upshift and a downshift in a multiple gear ratio transmission of a motor vehicle. The mechanism comprises a shift lever for requesting a gear change, a controller for determining the proper gear ratio and for causing the proper gear ratio to be engaged when the shift lever is moved to request a gear ratio change, and a shift gate for directing the travel of the shift lever in a pattern including an upshift plane, a downshift plane and a delay position therebetween.

Manual transmission shift lever

A kinematic arrangement of an automatic transmission includes three planetary gear units having certain of their elements fixed to other elements mutually, a one-way coupler for holding the sun gear of the first gear unit, a clutch arranged in parallel with the coupler, a friction clutch driveably connecting a transmission input shaft to the sun gear of the first gear unit, a second friction clutch for driveably connecting the pinion carriers of the second and third gear units to the input shaft, a friction brake for holding the sun gear of the second gear unit against rotation, and a brake band for selectively holding the pinion carriers of the second and third gear units against rotation.

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