# US 10,309,491 B2 · Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,309,491 B2 - Document ID: US10309491B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/715,462 - Filed: 2017-09-26 - Published: 2018-11-15 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-10 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Inventors: Jin Ho Kim; Dong Hwan Hwang; Jong Sool Park; Jong Soo Kim; Kyeong Hun Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309491B2 ## CPC - F16H 3/66: composed of a number of gear trains without drive passing from one train to another - F16H 2200/0069: the gear ratios comprising ten forward speeds - F16H 2200/0091: the gear ratios comprising three reverse speeds - F16H 2200/2015: with five sets of orbital gears - F16H 2200/2046: with six engaging means - F16H: GEARING ## Abstract The present disclosure provides a planetary gear train of an automatic transmission including: input and output shafts, first to fifth planetary gear sets respectively having first to third, fourth to sixth, seventh to ninth, tenth to twelfth, and thirteenth to fifteenth rotational elements, a first shaft connected with the second and fifth rotational elements and the input shaft, a second shaft connected with the fourteenth rotational element and the output shaft, a third shaft connected with the ninth and thirteenth rotational elements, a fourth shaft connected with the tenth and fifteenth rotational elements, a fifth shaft connected with the first, sixth, and seventh rotational elements, a sixth shaft connected with the third rotational element, a seventh shaft connected with the eighth and eleventh rotational element, an eighth shaft connected with the fourth rotational element, and a ninth shaft connected with the twelfth rotational element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, comprising: an input shaft configured to receive an external torque; an output shaft configured to output a shifted torque; a first planetary gear set having first, second, and third rotational elements; a second planetary gear set having fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements; a third planetary gear set having seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements; a fourth planetary gear set having tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements; a fifth planetary gear set having thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements; a first shaft fixedly connected with the second rotational element, the fifth rotational element, and the input shaft; a second shaft fixedly connected with the fourteenth rotational element and the output shaft; a third shaft fixedly connected with the ninth rotational element and the thirteenth rotational element; a fourth shaft fixedly connected with the tenth rotational element and the fifteenth rotational element; a fifth shaft fixedly connected with the first rotational element, the sixth rotational element, and the seventh rotational element; a sixth shaft fixedly connected with the third rotational element; a seventh shaft fixedly connected with the eighth rotational element and the eleventh rotational element; an eighth shaft fixedly connected with the fourth rotational element; and a ninth shaft fixedly connected with the twelfth rotational element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train of claim 1, further comprising: six engagement elements, wherein each engagement element is configured to selectively connect a corresponding pair among the first to ninth shaft, the input shaft, the output shaft, and the transmission housing, and wherein three engagement elements are configured to operate for respective shift-stages. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The planetary gear train of claim 2, wherein the six engagement elements comprise three clutches and three brakes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The planetary gear train of claim 2, wherein the six engagement elements comprise: a first clutch arranged between the second shaft and the fifth shaft; a second clutch arranged between the sixth shaft and the seventh shaft; a third clutch arranged between the seventh shaft and the eighth shaft; a first brake arranged between the fourth shaft and the transmission housing; a second brake arranged between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake arranged between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train of claim 1, wherein: the first, second, and third rotational elements of the first planetary gear set are respectively a first sun gear, a first planet carrier, and a first ring gear of the first planetary gear set; the fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements of the second planetary gear set are respectively a second sun gear, a second planet carrier, and a second ring gear of the second planetary gear set; the seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements of the third planetary gear set are respectively a third sun gear, a third planet carrier, and a third ring gear of the third planetary gear set; the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements of the fourth planetary gear set are respectively a fourth sun gear, a fourth planet carrier, and a fourth ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set; and the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements of the fifth planetary gear set are respectively a fifth sun gear, a fifth planet carrier, and a fifth ring gear of the fifth planetary gear set. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets are arranged in an order of second, first, fourth, third, and fifth planetary gear sets from an engine side. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets are arranged in an order of second, first, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets from the engine side. ### Claim 8 A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, comprising: an input shaft configured to receive an external torque; an output shaft configured to output a shifted torque; a first planetary gear set having first, second, and third rotational elements; a second planetary gear set having fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements; a third planetary gear set having seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements; a fourth planetary gear set having tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements; a fifth planetary gear set having thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements; a first shaft fixedly connected with the second rotational element, the fifth rotational element, and the input shaft; a second shaft fixedly connected with the fourteenth rotational element and the output shaft; a third shaft fixedly connected with the ninth rotational element and the thirteenth rotational element; a fourth shaft fixedly connected with the tenth rotational element and the fifteenth rotational element; a fifth shaft fixedly connected with the first rotational element and the sixth rotational element and seventh rotational element; a sixth shaft fixedly connected with the third rotational element; a seventh shaft fixedly connected with the eighth rotational element and the eleventh rotational element; and a plurality of shafts comprising a rotation element of the second and fourth planetary gear set that is not fixedly connected with any of the first to seventh shafts, wherein any shaft of the plurality of shafts is configured to selectively connect to the transmission housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The planetary gear train of claim 8, wherein the plurality of shafts comprise: an eighth shaft fixedly connected with the fourth rotational element; and a ninth shaft fixedly connected with the twelfth rotational element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The planetary gear train of claim 9, further comprising: three clutches, each of the three clutches configured to interconnect any two shafts selected from the nine shafts; and three brakes, each of the three brakes configured to selectively connect a corresponding shaft among the nine shafts to the transmission housing, wherein the corresponding shaft is not connected with the input shaft or the output shaft. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The planetary gear train of claim 10, wherein the three clutches comprise: a first clutch arranged between the second shaft and the fifth shaft; a second clutch arranged between the sixth shaft and the seventh shaft; and a third clutch arranged between the seventh shaft and the eighth shaft, and wherein the three brakes comprise: a first brake arranged between the fourth shaft and the transmission housing; a second brake arranged between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake arranged between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The planetary gear train of claim 8, wherein: the first, second, and third rotational elements of the first planetary gear set are respectively a first sun gear, a first planet carrier, and a first ring gear of the first planetary gear set; the fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements of the second planetary gear set are respectively a second sun gear, a second planet carrier, and a second ring gear of the second planetary gear set; the seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements of the third planetary gear set are respectively a third sun gear, a third planet carrier, and a third ring gear of the third planetary gear set; the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements of the fourth planetary gear set are respectively a fourth sun gear, a fourth planet carrier, and a fourth ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set; and the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements of the fifth planetary gear set are respectively a fifth sun gear, a fifth planet carrier, and a fifth ring gear of the fifth planetary gear set. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The planetary gear train of claim 8, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets are arranged in an order of second, first, fourth, third, and fifth planetary gear sets from an engine side. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The planetary gear train of claim 8, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets are arranged in an order of second, first, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets from the engine side. ### Claim 15 A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, comprising: an input shaft configured to receive an external torque; an output shaft configured to output a shifted torque; a first planetary gear set having first, second, and third rotational elements; a second planetary gear set having fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements; a third planetary gear set having seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements; a fourth planetary gear set having tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements; a fifth planetary gear set having thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements; a first shaft fixedly connected with the second rotational element, the fifth rotational element, and the input shaft; a second shaft fixedly connected with the fourteenth rotational element and the output shaft; a third shaft fixedly connected with the ninth rotational element and the thirteenth rotational element; a fourth shaft fixedly connected with the tenth rotational element and the fifteenth rotational element; a fifth shaft fixedly connected with the first rotational element and the sixth rotational element and seventh rotational element; a sixth shaft fixedly connected with the third rotational element; a seventh shaft fixedly connected with the eighth rotational element and the eleventh rotational element; and eighth and ninth shafts comprising a rotation element of the second and fourth planetary gear sets that is not fixedly connected with any of the first to seventh shafts, wherein the eighth and ninth shafts are configured to selectively connect to the transmission housing through brakes. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The planetary gear train of claim 15, wherein: the second and fifth shafts, the sixth and seventh shafts, and the seventh and eighth shafts are configured to selectively interconnect one another through clutches; the eighth shaft is fixedly connected with the fourth rotational element; and the ninth shaft is fixedly connected with the twelfth rotational element. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The planetary gear train of claim 16, further comprising: a first clutch arranged between the second shaft and the fifth shaft; a second clutch arranged between the sixth shaft and the seventh shaft; a third clutch arranged between the seventh shaft and the eighth shaft; a first brake arranged between the fourth shaft and the transmission housing; a second brake arranged between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake arranged between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The planetary gear train of claim 15, wherein: the first, second, and third rotational elements of the first planetary gear set are respectively a first sun gear, a first planet carrier, and a first ring gear of the first planetary gear set; the fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements of the second planetary gear set are respectively a second sun gear, a second planet carrier, and a second ring gear of the second planetary gear set; the seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements of the third planetary gear set are respectively a third sun gear, a third planet carrier, and a third ring gear of the third planetary gear set; the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements of the fourth planetary gear set are respectively a fourth sun gear, a fourth planet carrier, and a fourth ring gear of the fourth planetary gear set; and the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements of the fifth planetary gear set are respectively a fifth sun gear, a fifth planet carrier, and a fifth ring gear of the fifth planetary gear set. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The planetary gear train of claim 15, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets are arranged in an order of second, first, fourth, third, and fifth planetary gear sets from an engine side. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The planetary gear train of claim 15, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets are arranged in an order of second, first, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets from the engine side.