# US 5,344,370 A · Transmission for motor vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,344,370 A - Document ID: US5344370A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/019,280 - Filed: 1993-02-18 - Granted: 1994-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 1992-02-18 - Assignees: Volvo Car Sint-Truiden, naamloze vennootschap - Inventors: Johan Luyckx - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5344370A ## CPC - F16H 57/021: Shaft support structures, e.g. partition walls, bearing eyes, casing walls or covers with bearings - F16H 3/60: Gearings for reversal only - F16H 37/022: {the toothed gearing having orbital motion} - F16H: GEARING ## Abstract Transmission for motor vehicles, more particularly a transmission which is provided with a reversing unit making use of a planetary coupling (1), whereby said planetary coupling (1) consists of a first shaft (2), a planetary support (3) mounted on this first shaft (2), planet wheels (4,5) mounted on this planetary support (3), a sun wheel (6) co-operating with the planet wheels (4,5), a second shaft (7) coupled to the sun wheel (6) and a ring wheel (8) co-operating with the planet wheels (4,5), and wherein the planetary support (3) and the ring wheel (8) of the planetary transmission (1) are provide of means which allow that, upon choice, either the ring wheel (8) can be locked against rotation or the planetary support (3) can be coupled to the sun wheel (6), characterized in that at least one bearing (9) is provided between the ring wheel (8) and the planetary support (3) which provides in a radial bearing between the ring wheel (8) and the planetary support (3), and in that said bearing (9) and the planet wheels (4,5) are mutually arranged in such a way that they coincide with at least one mutual radial plane, in other words a plane transverse through the axis of rotation of the said first shaft (2) and second shaft (7). ## Claims ### Claim 1 Transmission for motor vehicles, more particularly a transmission which is provided with a reversing unit making use of a planetary coupling (1), whereby said planetary coupling (1) consists of a first shaft (2), a planetary support (3) mounted on this first shaft (2), planet wheels (4,5) mounted on this planetary support (3), a sun wheel (6) co-operating with the planet wheels (4,5), a second shaft (7) coupled to the sun wheel (6) and a ring wheel (8) co-operating with the planet wheels (4,5), and wherein the planetary support (3) and the ring wheel (8) of the planetary transmission (1) are provide of means which allow that, upon choice, either the ring wheel (8) can be locked against rotation or the planetary support (3) can be coupled to the sun wheel (6), characterized in that at least one bearing (9) is provided between the ring wheel (8) and the planetary support (3) which provides in a radial bearing between the ring wheel (8) and the planetary support (3), and in that said bearing (9) and the planet wheels (4,5) are mutually arranged in such a way that they coincide with at least one mutual radial plane, in other words a plane transverse through the axis of rotation of the said first shaft (2) and second shaft (7). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Transmission according to claim 1, characterized in that the planetary support (3) at least partly surrounds the ring wheel (8), such that a space is created for the bearing (9) between the parts (13,14) which fit together. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) Transmission according to claim 1, characterized in that said bearing (9) consists of a bearing extending in axial direction, and in that this bearing (9) and the planet wheels (4,5) overlap each other in axial direction over at least 50% of the axial length of the bearing (9). ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) Transmision according to claim 3, characterized in that the said bearing (9) and the planet wheels (4,5) are overlapping each other in axial direction over 100% of the axial direction of the bearing (9). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Transmission according to claim 1, characterized in that said bearing (9) consists of a sliding bearing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) Transmission according to claim 1, characterized in that said bearing (9) consists in a needle bearing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) Transmission according to claim 1, characterized in that the planetary coupling (1) is also provided with a bearing (10) which provides in an axial bearing between the planetary support (3) and the ring wheel (8). ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) Transmission according to claim 7, characterized in that said bearing (10) which provides in the axial bearing, consists of a sliding bearing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) Transmission according to claim 7, characterized in that said bearing (10) which provides in the axial bearing, consists of a needle bearing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) Transmission according to claim 1, characterized in that the said means which allow that, upon choice, either the ring wheel (8) can be locked against rotation or the planetary support (3) can be coupled to the sun wheel (6), consist of couplings (26,27) having first parts (28,29) connected to the planetary support (3) and the ring wheel (8) and respective second parts (30,31), one of which being connected to the said second shaft (7) and the other being fixedly mounted.