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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph R. Littlefield, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Pete R. Garcia, North Branch, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/08 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/082 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 57/043 (2013.01); F16H 57/0479 (2013.01); F16H 57/0471 (2013.01); F16H 2057/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A planetary gear set assembly for a transmission includes a planet carrier, a sun gear, a ring gear, a bearing plate, and a thrust bearing placed between the sun gear and the bearing plate. The bearing plate is retained by the planetary gear carrier and includes a plurality of lubrication features for providing a lubrication path from an input shaft through the thrust bearing and bearing plate to the pinion shafts.