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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2016
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Shail N. Shah, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nicholas S. Vernon, Brighton, MI (US);
Shinji Oita, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
AISIN AW Co., Ltd., Anjo-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A Ravigneaux planetary carrier assembly is provided for accommodating pinion gears of an automatic transmission. The carrier assembly comprises a powder metal carrier member including a carrier plate having a plurality of integral carrier legs extending therefrom, and a powder metal cover member including a cover plate having a plurality of integral cover legs extending therefrom. The carrier assembly is arranged such that respective ends of the carrier legs and ends of the cover legs are aligned with and brazed to one another, defining an interior of the carrier assembly configured to house the pinion gears.