# US 2019/0170216 A1 · 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 2019/0170216 A1 - Document ID: US20190170216A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/952,015 - Filed: 2018-04-12 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Inventors: Jin Ho KIM; Jae Joon LEE; Jong Sool PARK; Kyeon Hun LEE; Jong Soo KIM - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170216A1 ## 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 2200/2015: 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 first planetary gear set including first to third rotation elements, second planetary gear set including fourth to sixth rotation elements, third planetary gear set including seventh to ninth rotation elements, fourth planetary gear set including tenth to twelfth rotation elements, fifth planetary gear set including thirteenth to fifteenth rotation elements, first shaft fixed to the third rotation element and the input shaft, second shaft fixed to the eighth and eleventh rotation elements, third shaft fixed to the fourteenth rotation element and the output shaft, fourth shaft fixed to the second rotation element, fifth shaft fixed to the sixth and seventh rotation elements, sixth shaft fixed to the ninth and fifteenth rotation elements, and shafts formed by combinations of remaining rotation elements among the first to fifteenth rotation elements that are not connected to the first shaft to the sixth shaft. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A planetary gear train apparatus of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, the planetary gear train apparatus comprising: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting torque; a first planetary gear set including a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element; a second planetary gear set including a fourth rotation element, a fifth rotation element, and a sixth rotation element; a third planetary gear set including a seventh rotation element, an eighth rotation element, and a ninth rotation element; a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth rotation element, an eleventh rotation element, and a twelfth rotation element; a fifth planetary gear set including a thirteenth rotation element, a fourteenth rotation element, and a fifteenth rotation element; a first shaft fixedly connected to the third rotation element and the input shaft; a second shaft fixedly connected to the eighth rotation element and the eleventh rotation element; a third shaft fixedly connected to the fourteenth rotation element and the output shaft; a fourth shaft fixedly connected to the second rotation element; a fifth shaft fixedly connected to the sixth rotation element and the seventh rotation element; a sixth shaft fixedly connected to the ninth rotation element and the fifteenth rotation element; and a plurality of shafts formed by combinations of remaining rotation elements among the first to fifteenth rotation elements that are not connected to the first shaft to the sixth shaft, and each thereof selectively connectable to a transmission housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of shafts comprise: a seventh shaft fixedly connected to the first rotation element and the fourth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing; an eighth shaft fixedly connected to the fifth rotation element and the twelfth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing; and a ninth shaft fixedly connected to the tenth rotation element and the thirteenth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, and wherein the input shaft is selectively connectable to the second shaft, the input shaft is selectively connectable to the sixth shaft, and the second shaft is selectively connectable to the fourth shaft. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 2, further including: three clutches, each selectively connecting one shaft including the input shaft to another shaft among the first to sixth shafts; and three brakes, each selectively connecting one of the seventh shaft, the eighth shaft, and the ninth shaft to the transmission housing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 3, wherein the three clutches comprise: a first clutch mounted between the input shaft and the second shaft; a second clutch mounted between the input shaft and the sixth shaft; and a third clutch mounted between the second shaft and the fourth shaft, and wherein the three brakes includes: a first brake mounted between the seventh shaft and the transmission housing; a second brake mounted between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake mounted between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of shafts comprise: a seventh shaft fixedly connected to the first rotation element and the fourth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing; an eighth shaft fixedly connected to the fifth rotation element and the twelfth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing; and a ninth shaft fixedly connected to the tenth rotation element and the thirteenth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, and wherein the input shaft is selectively connectable to the second shaft, the fourth shaft is selectively connectable to the eighth shaft, and the second shaft is selectively connectable to the fourth shaft. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 5, further including: three clutches, each selectively connecting one shaft including the input shaft to another shaft among the first to sixth shafts; and three brakes, each selectively connecting one of the seventh shaft, the eighth shaft, and the ninth shaft to the transmission housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 6, wherein the three clutches comprise: a first clutch mounted between the input shaft and the second shaft; a second clutch mounted between the fourth shaft and the eighth shaft; and a third clutch mounted between the second shaft and the fourth shaft, and wherein the three brakes includes: a first brake mounted between the seventh shaft and the transmission housing; a second brake mounted between the eighth shaft and the transmission housing; and a third brake mounted between the ninth shaft and the transmission housing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first rotation element is a first sun gear, the second rotation element is a first planet carrier, and the third rotation element is a first ring gear, the fourth rotation element is a second sun gear, the fifth rotation element is a second planet carrier, and the sixth rotation element is a second ring gear, the seventh rotation element is a third sun gear, the eighth rotation element is a third planet carrier, and the ninth rotation element is a third ring gear, the tenth rotation element is a fourth sun gear, the eleventh rotation element is a fourth planet carrier, and the twelfth rotation element is a fourth ring gear, and the thirteenth rotation element is a fifth sun gear, the fourteenth rotation element is a fifth planet carrier, and the fifteenth rotation element is a fifth ring gear. ### Claim 9 A planetary gear train apparatus of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, the planetary gear train apparatus comprising: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting torque; a first planetary gear set including a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element; a second planetary gear set including a fourth rotation element, a fifth rotation element, and a sixth rotation element; a third planetary gear set including a seventh rotation element, an eighth rotation element, and a ninth rotation element; a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth rotation element, an eleventh rotation element, and a twelfth rotation element; and a fifth planetary gear set including a thirteenth rotation element, a fourteenth rotation element, and a fifteenth rotation element, wherein the third rotation element is fixedly connected to the input shaft, the fourteenth rotation element is fixedly connected to the output shaft, the first rotation element is fixedly connected to the fourth rotation element and selectively connectable to a transmission housing, the fifth rotation element is fixedly connected to the twelfth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, the sixth rotation element is fixedly connected to the seventh rotation element, the eighth rotation element is fixedly connected to the eleventh rotation element, selectively connectable to the input shaft, and selectively connectable to the second rotation element, the ninth rotation element is fixedly connected to the fifteenth rotation element, and the tenth rotation element is fixedly connected to the thirteenth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 9, wherein the ninth rotation element is selectively connectable to the input shaft or the second rotation element is selectively connectable to the fifth rotation element. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 10, further including: three clutches, each selectively connecting one rotation element including the input shaft to another rotation element among the second to fourth rotation elements, the sixth to ninth rotation elements, and the eleventh to fifteenth rotation elements; and three brakes, each selectively connecting one of the first rotation element, the fifth rotation element, and the tenth rotation element to the transmission housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 11, wherein, when the ninth rotation element is selectively connectable to the input shaft, the three clutches comprise: a first clutch mounted between the input shaft and the eighth rotation element; a second clutch mounted between the input shaft and the ninth rotation element; and a third clutch mounted between the second rotation element and the eighth rotation element, and wherein the three brakes includes: a first brake mounted between the first rotation element and the transmission housing; a second brake mounted between the fifth rotation element and the transmission housing; and a third brake mounted between the tenth rotation element and the transmission housing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 11, wherein, when the second rotation element is selectively connectable to the fifth rotation element, the three clutches comprise: a first clutch mounted between the input shaft and the eighth rotation element; a second clutch mounted between the second rotation element and the fifth rotation element; and a third clutch mounted between the second rotation element and the eighth rotation element, and wherein the three brakes includes: a first brake mounted between the first rotation element and the transmission housing; a second brake mounted between the fifth rotation element and the transmission housing; and a third brake mounted between the tenth rotation element and the transmission housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first rotation element is a first sun gear, the second rotation element is a first planet carrier, and the third rotation element is a first ring gear, the fourth rotation element is a second sun gear, the fifth rotation element is a second planet carrier, and the sixth rotation element is a second ring gear, the seventh rotation element is a third sun gear, the eighth rotation element is a third planet carrier, and the ninth rotation element is a third ring gear, the tenth rotation element is a fourth sun gear, the eleventh rotation element is a fourth planet carrier, and the twelfth rotation element is a fourth ring gear, and the thirteenth rotation element is a fifth sun gear, the fourteenth rotation element is a fifth planet carrier, and the fifteenth rotation element is a fifth ring gear. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The planetary gear train apparatus 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 on an axis of the input shaft. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The planetary gear train apparatus of claim 9, 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 on an axis of the input shaft.