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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Donald Edward Hoffman, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technolgies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/62 (2006.01); F16H 3/44 (2006.01); F16H 37/02 (2006.01); F16H 37/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A family of transmission gearing arrangements provides a plurality of forward speed ratios and one or more reverse speed ratios by selective engagement of shift elements in various combinations. An input and an output are provided. Three planetary gear sets are located at an offset position relative to the input axis and the output axis. Axis transfer gears are provided to transfer rotational energy from the input to one of the planetary gear sets, and from one of the planetary gear sets to the output.