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US 2014/0110213 A1Published application
Paths for supplying fluid to clutches of an automatic transmission
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGregory D. Goleski, Steven G. Thomas
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Abstract
An assembly including an input including first, second, third and fourth passages, a shaft surrounding the input, a housing including a hub surrounding the shaft, a first path connecting the first passage to a first servo cylinder, a second path connecting the second passage to a second servo cylinder, a third path connecting the third passage to balance volumes, and a fourth path connecting the fourth passage to a third servo cylinder, bypassing the hub.
Claims16
An assembly, comprising:
- an input including first, second, third and fourth passages;
- a shaft surrounding the input;
- a housing including a hub surrounding the shaft, a first path connecting the first passage to a first servo cylinder, a second path connecting the second passage to a second servo cylinder, a third path connecting the third passage to balance volumes;
- a fourth path connecting the fourth passage to a third servo cylinder, bypassing the hub.
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An assembly, comprising:
- an input including first, second, third and fourth passages;
- a first gear set including a ring gear;
- a second gearset including a sun gear;
- a shaft surrounding the input and connecting the ring gear and the sun gear;
- a housing including a hub surrounding the shaft, a first path connecting the first passage to a first servo cylinder, a second path connecting the second passage to a second servo cylinder, and a third path connecting the third passage to balance volumes;
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- a fourth path connecting the fourth passage to a third servo cylinder, bypassing the hub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.