# US 10,502,285 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 10,502,285 B2 - Document ID: US10502285B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/710,025 - Filed: 2017-09-20 - Published: 2018-11-15 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - 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/US10502285B2 ## CPC - F16H 3/62: Gearings having three or more central gears (F16H3/68 - F16H3/78 take precedence) - F16H 3/66: composed of a number of gear trains without drive passing from one train to another - F16H 57/0018: {Shaft assemblies for gearings (camshafts with single track cams F16H53/02)} - F16H 63/3026: {comprising friction clutches or brakes (band brake actuating mechanisms F16H63/3003)} - F16H 2057/02047: {Automatic transmissions} - F16H 2057/02095: {Measures for reducing number of parts or components} - 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 A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission may include: an input shaft; an output shaft; first to fifth planetary gear sets each including first to third rotation elements, fourth to sixth rotation elements, seventh to ninth rotation elements, tenth to twelfth rotation elements, thirteenth to fifteenth rotational elements; a first shaft connected with the second rotation element and the input shaft; a second shaft connected with the fourteenth rotation element and the output shaft; a third shaft connected with the sixth, seventh and thirteenth rotation elements; a fourth shaft connected with the tenth and fifteenth rotation elements; a fifth shaft connected with the third and fourth rotation elements; a sixth shaft connected with the fifth, eighth, and eleventh rotation elements; a seventh shaft connected with the ninth rotation element; an eighth shaft connected with the first rotation element; and a ninth shaft connected with the twelfth rotation element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, the planetary gear train comprising: an input shaft configured to receive a torque from an engine; an output shaft configured to output a torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements; a fifth planetary gear set including thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements; a first shaft connected with the second rotation element and the input shaft; a second shaft connected with the fourteenth rotation element and the output shaft; a third shaft connected with the sixth rotation element, the seventh rotation element, and the thirteenth rotation element; a fourth shaft connected with the tenth rotation element and the fifteenth rotation element; a fifth shaft connected with the third rotation element and the fourth rotation element; a sixth shaft connected with the fifth rotation element, the eighth rotation element, and the eleventh rotation element; a seventh shaft connected with the ninth rotation element; an eighth shaft connected with the first rotation element; and a ninth shaft connected with the twelfth rotation element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train of claim 1, further comprising: a first clutch disposed between the second shaft and the fifth shaft; a second clutch disposed between the first shaft and the seventh shaft; a third clutch disposed between the sixth shaft and the eighth shaft; a first brake disposed between the fourth shaft and a transmission housing; a second brake disposed between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake disposed between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train of claim 1, further comprising: a first clutch disposed between the second shaft and the fifth shaft; a second clutch disposed between the first shaft and the seventh shaft; a third clutch disposed between the seventh shaft and the eighth shaft; a first brake disposed between the fourth shaft and a transmission housing; a second brake disposed between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake disposed between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train of claim 1, wherein the first, second, and third rotational elements are a first sun gear, a first planet carrier, and a first ring gear respectively, the fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements are a second sun gear, a second planet carrier, and a second ring gear respectively, the seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements are a third sun gear, a third planet carrier, and a third ring gear respectively, the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements are a fourth sun gear, a fourth planet carrier, and a fourth ring gear respectively, and the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements are a fifth sun gear, a fifth planet carrier, and a fifth ring gear respectively. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets are disposed in a sequence of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets from an engine side. ### Claim 6 A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, the planetary gear train comprising: an input shaft configured to receive a torque from an engine; an output shaft configured to output a torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements; a fifth planetary gear set including thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements; a first shaft connected with the second rotation element and the input shaft; a second shaft connected with the fourteenth rotation element and the output shaft; a third shaft connected with the sixth rotation element, the seventh rotation element, and the thirteenth rotation element; a fourth shaft connected with the tenth rotation element and the fifteenth rotation element; a fifth shaft connected with the third rotation element and the fourth rotation element; a sixth shaft connected with the fifth rotation element, the eighth rotation element, and the eleventh rotation element; a seventh shaft connected with the ninth rotation element; and a plurality of shafts configured to selectively and respectively connect a transmission housing to corresponding rotation elements selected from the rotation elements of the first and fourth planetary gear sets, wherein the corresponding rotation elements are not connected to any of the first to seventh shafts. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The planetary gear train of claim 6, wherein the plurality of shafts comprise: an eighth shaft connected with the first rotation element; and a ninth shaft connected with the twelfth rotation element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The planetary gear train of claim 7, further comprising: a first clutch disposed between the second shaft and the fifth shaft; a second clutch disposed between the first shaft and the seventh shaft; a third clutch disposed between the sixth shaft and the eighth shaft; a first brake disposed between the fourth shaft and the transmission housing; a second brake disposed between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake disposed between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The planetary gear train of claim 7, further comprising: a first clutch disposed between the second shaft and the fifth shaft; a second clutch disposed between the first shaft and the seventh shaft; a third clutch disposed between the seventh shaft and the eighth shaft; a first brake disposed between the fourth shaft and the transmission housing; a second brake disposed between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake disposed between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The planetary gear train of claim 6, wherein the first, second, and third rotational elements are a first sun gear, a first planet carrier, and a first ring gear respectively, the fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements are a second sun gear, a second planet carrier, and a second ring gear respectively, the seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements are a third sun gear, a third planet carrier, and a third ring gear respectively, the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements are a fourth sun gear, a fourth planet carrier, and a fourth ring gear respectively, and the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements are a fifth sun gear, a fifth planet carrier, and a fifth ring gear respectively. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The planetary gear train of claim 6, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets are disposed in a sequence of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets from an engine side. ### Claim 12 A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, the planetary gear train comprising: an input shaft configured to receive a torque from an engine; an output shaft configured to output a torque; a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements; a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements; a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements; a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements; a fifth planetary gear set including thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements; a first shaft connected with the second rotation element and the input shaft; a second shaft connected with the fourteenth rotation element and the output shaft; a third shaft connected with the sixth rotation element, the seventh rotation element, and the thirteenth rotation element; a fourth shaft connected with the tenth rotation element and the fifteenth rotation element; a fifth shaft connected with the third rotation element and the fourth rotation element; a sixth shaft connected with the fifth rotation element, the eighth rotation element, and the eleventh rotation element; a seventh shaft connected with the ninth rotation element; and eighth and ninth shafts configured to selectively and respectively connect, via brakes, a transmission housing to corresponding rotation elements selected from the rotation elements of the first and fourth planetary gear sets, wherein the corresponding rotation elements are not connected to any one of the first to seventh shafts. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The planetary gear train of claim 12, wherein the second shaft and the fifth shaft, the first shaft and the seventh shaft, and the sixth shaft and the eighth shaft are selectively and respectively connected with each other through clutches, the eighth shaft is connected with the first rotation element, and the ninth shaft is connected with the twelfth rotation element. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The planetary gear train of claim 13, wherein the clutches comprise: a first clutch disposed between the second shaft and the fifth shaft; a second clutch disposed between the first shaft and the seventh shaft; and a third clutch disposed between the sixth shaft and the eighth shaft, and wherein the planetary gear train includes brakes comprising: a first brake disposed between the fourth shaft and the transmission housing; a second brake disposed between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake disposed between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The planetary gear train of claim 12, wherein the second shaft and the fifth shaft, the first shaft and the seventh shaft, and the seventh shaft and the eighth shaft are selectively connected with each other through clutches, the eighth shaft is connected with the first rotation element, and the ninth shaft is connected with the twelfth rotation element. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The planetary gear train of claim 15, wherein the clutches comprise: a first clutch disposed between the second shaft and the fifth shaft; a second clutch disposed between the first shaft and the seventh shaft; and a third clutch disposed between the seventh shaft and the eighth shaft, and wherein the planetary gear train comprises brakes comprising: a first brake disposed between the fourth shaft and the transmission housing; a second brake disposed between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake disposed between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The planetary gear train of claim 12, wherein the first, second, and third rotational elements are a first sun gear, a first planet carrier, and a first ring gear respectively, the fourth, fifth, and sixth rotational elements are a second sun gear, a second planet carrier, and a second ring gear respectively, the seventh, eighth, and ninth rotational elements are a third sun gear, a third planet carrier, and a third ring gear respectively, the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotational elements are a fourth sun gear, a fourth planet carrier, and a fourth ring gear respectively, and the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth rotational elements are a fifth sun gear, a fifth planet carrier, and a fifth ring gear respectively.