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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven G. Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Gregory D. Goleski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey E. Maurer, Commerce, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/08 (2006.01); F16H 3/66 (2006.01); F16H 57/021 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/08 (2013.01); F16H 3/66 (2013.01); F16H 2057/0216 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0052 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system producing force reactions in a transmission includes a case including front and rear surfaces, a reaction component, a gearset including a ring gear and a sun gear that transmits a forward force to the front surface, a first path for transmitting a rearward force from the ring gear to the rear surface, a second path for transmitting a forward force from the ring gear to the reaction component, and a third path for transmitting a rearward force from the sun gear to the reaction component.