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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1981
Howard L Croswhite, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hydrokinetic transaxle assembly for an automotive vehicle driveline comprising a planetary gear system arranged concentrically with respect to the axis of the axle shafts for the traction wheels, a hydrokinetic torque converter disposed about the axis of the engine driven shaft, a planetary overdrive gear unit disposed about the axis of the torque converter, a transfer drive arrangement between the output element of the overdrive gearing and the input elements of the planetary gear system, the overdrive gear unit being effective during each forward drive ratio of the planetary gear system thereby reducing hydrokinetic slip in the torque converter, the torque delivery path between the engine and the overdrive gear unit being concentric with respect to the torque converter.