Automatic transmission for a motor vehicle

An automatic transmission (1) for a motor vehicle (2), comprising:

• a transmission housing (4);
• a hydrodynamic torque converter (5);
• a first brake (A);
• a second brake (B);
• an intermediate plate (6) fixedly connected to the transmission housing (4), the intermediate plate (6) comprising ducts for supplying the hydrodynamic torque converter (5) and the first and second brakes (A, B) with oil;
• an oil guide shell (7) arranged between the hydrodynamic torque converter (5) and the intermediate plate (6);
• and
• a tank (8),
• wherein the oil guide shell (7) comprises an inflow opening (40) arranged above the tank (8) and an oil ejection opening (50) arranged above the inflow opening (40),
• wherein the automatic transmission (1) is configured such that the oil coming from the two brakes (A, B) sinks via oil ducts (26;
• 39.1, 39.2, 39.3) in the transmission housing (4) and the intermediate plate (6) and reaches the hydrodynamic torque converter (5) via the inflow opening (40) in the oil guide shell (7), and
• wherein the hydrodynamic torque converter (5) is configured such that rotation of the hydrodynamic torque converter (5) conveys the oil to the oil ejection opening (50) in the oil guide shell (7), from where the oil sinks into the tank (8) via a gap (52) delimited by the oil guide shell (7) and the intermediate plate (6).