# US 5,707,312 A · Multi-speed power transmission

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- Number: US 5,707,312 A
- Document ID: US5707312A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/639,238
- Filed: 1996-04-19
- Granted: 1998-01-13
- Earliest claimed: 1996-04-19
- Assignees: General Motors Corporation
- Inventors: Michael Colby Sefcik
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5707312A

## CPC

- F16H 3/66: composed of a number of gear trains without drive passing from one train to another
- F16H 2200/0047: the gear ratios comprising five forward speeds
- F16H 2200/201: with three sets of orbital gears
- F16H 2200/2097: comprising an orbital gear set member permanently connected to the housing, e.g. a sun wheel permanently connected to the housing
- F16H: GEARING

## Abstract

A power transmission having two simple planetary gear sets produces five forward speed ratios and a reverse ratio. The two highest forward speed ratios, fourth and fifth, are overdrive ratios using the same input member in one of the planetary sets and exchanging output members in the other planetary set. The power transmission also has a continuous input drive to a sun gear of one of the planetary sets and incorporates five clutches and two brakes to establish the five forward speed ratios. The clutches and brakes are disposed in parallel with the clutch and one-way device to permit more control of the shift timing. The continuous input to the sun gear is employed in all the forward ratios and in the reverse ratio.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A power transmission comprising:
an input member;
an output member;
a first planetary gear set having a first sun gear, a first ring gear and a first planet carrier assembly including a plurality of rotatably mounted pinion gears each meshing with both the first sun gear and the first ring gear;
a second planetary gear set having a second sun gear, a second ring gear and a second carrier assembly including a plurality of rotatably mounted pinion gears each meshing with both the second sun gear and the second ring gear;
said first sun gear being continuously connected with said input member, said first carrier assembly and said second ring gear being connected for common rotation;
a first brake means selectively connectible between the second carrier assembly and a stationary member for selectively preventing rotation of the second carrier;
a first clutch means selectively connectible between the second carrier assembly and the first ring gear for effecting common rotation therebetween;
a second brake means including a positive grounding brake for selectively connecting said second sun gear with said stationary member;
a second clutch means for selectively connecting said second carrier assembly with said input member;
third clutch means for selectively connecting said first carrier assembly and said output member; and
fourth clutch means for selectively connecting said first ring gear to said output member,
said clutch means and said brake means being selectively engaged to establish five forward ratios and one reverse ratio between said input member and said output member, said first brake means, the positive grounding brake and the fourth clutch means being engaged to establish the reverse ratio.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The power transmission defined in claim 1 wherein the first sun gear transmits input power to the first planetary gear set in all five forward ratios and the reverse ratio.