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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1998
Sekhar Raghavan, Troy, MI (US);
Kumaraswamy V Hebbale, Troy, MI (US);
Patrick Benedict Usoro, Troy, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A planetary transmission has two planetary gear sets, one of which is a simple planetary gear set. The ring gear of the simple planetary gear set is continuously connected with a transmission output shaft. Six fluid-operated friction torque transmitting devices are operable in combinations of three to establish a reverse drive and five forward drive ratios in the two gear sets. The gear sets are continuously interconnected by at least one drive member and are selectively interconnected by one of the torque transmitting devices. Two of the three devices engaged for reverse and first are also engaged in neutral.