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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Steven G. Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/08 (2006.01); F16H 3/093 (2006.01); F16H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/093 (2013.01); F16H 3/006 (2013.01); F16H 2003/0931 (2013.01); F16H 2200/006 (2013.01); Y10T 74/19023 (2015.01); Y10T 74/19219 (2015.01); Y10T 74/19228 (2015.01); Y10T 74/19233 (2015.01); Y10T 74/19251 (2015.01);
Abstract
A vehicle transmission includes first, second, third and fourth meshing gear-pinion pairs. The transmission produces a first speed ratio through a power path that includes first and second input shafts, a gear coupler and the first, second and third gear-pinion pairs. The transmission also produces a second speed ratio through a power path that includes the second input shaft, the gear coupler and the second, third and fourth gear-pinion pairs.