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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert Scott Lippert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/62 (2006.01); F16H 3/44 (2006.01); F16H 37/06 (2006.01); F16H 3/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/66 (2013.01); F16H 3/44 (2013.01); F16H 3/62 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0065 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0078 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0086 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2012 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2046 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A family of transmission gearing arrangements produces at least nine forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio by selective engagement of three shift elements in various combinations. Each disclosed transmission includes four planetary gear sets, three brakes, and either three or four clutches. One embodiment produces twelve forward speed ratios and two reverse speed ratios. Another embodiment produces thirteen forward speed ratios.