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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Applicant:
William Mayhew, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
William Mayhew, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/66 (2006.01); F16H 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/66 (2013.01); F16H 2003/442 (2013.01); F16H 2003/445 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0065 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2012 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2046 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2064 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2066 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2082 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-speed automatic transmission includes a housing, a transmission input shaft, and a plurality of clutches. Different combinations of a predetermined number of clutches of the plurality of clutches generate respective different gear ratios corresponding to respective forward or rearward speeds of the automatic transmission. The plurality of clutches includes a first clutch comprising a multi-plate clutch portion and a selectable one way clutch portion. The selectable one way clutch is utilized for generating one forward speed and one rearward speed of the automatic transmission.