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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Daniel Goleski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Donald Edward Hoffman, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/66 (2006.01); F16H 3/62 (2006.01); F16H 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/62 (2013.01); F16H 3/66 (2013.01); F16H 2003/442 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0065 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2012 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2046 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transmission gearing arrangement produces at least nine forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio by selective engagement of three shift elements in various combinations. One embodiment includes four simple planetary gear sets, four clutches, and two brakes. Another embodiment includes two axis transfer gear pairs, three simple planetary gear sets, four clutches, and two brakes.