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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven Gerald Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Reid Alan Baldwin, Howell, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/44 (2006.01); F16H 3/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/66 (2013.01); F16H 2003/445 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0065 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2012 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A family of transmission gearing arrangements produces up to nine forward and one reverse speed ratios by selective engagement of three couplers in various combinations. Each disclosed transmission includes four planetary gear sets and six couplers. Three of the couplers may be brakes. Three of the couplers may selectively couple planetary elements to the input shaft.