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US 8,474,343 B2Granted
Transmission having a low launch gear
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSteven G. Thomas, Steven A. Frait, Jeffrey E. Maurer
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Abstract
A vehicle transmission includes a pinion secured to an input shaft, a gear meshing with the pinion, an idler secured to the gear, a reverse gear meshing with the idler and secured to a second idler, a low gear supported on a layshaft and meshing with the second idler, and a coupler connecting the low gear to the layshaft.
Claims11
A vehicle transmission, comprising:
- a pinion secured to an input shaft;
- a gear meshing with the pinion;
- an idler secured to the gear;
- a reverse gear meshing with the idler and secured to a second idler;
- a low gear supported on a layshaft and meshing with the second idler;
- a coupler connecting the low gear to the layshaft.
3 more elements
A vehicle transmission, comprising:
- an input;
- an output;
- a pinion secured to the input;
- a gear meshing with the pinion and driving the output at a forward speed;
- an idler secured to the gear;
- a reverse gear meshing with the idler, secured to a second idler and driving the output in reverse;
- a low gear engaged with the second idler, and driving the output at a lower forward speed than the gear.
4 more elements
A vehicle transmission, comprising:
- an input including first and second input shafts;
- first, second and third layshafts;
- a pinion secured to the first input shaft;
- a gear meshing with the pinion, secured to an idler and supported on the first layshaft;
- a reverse gear meshing with the idler, secured to a second idler and supported on the second layshaft;
- a low gear supported on the third layshaft and meshing with the second idler;
- a second pinion secured to the second input shaft;
- a second speed gear meshing with the second pinion and supported on the first layshaft
- a first coupler connecting the low gear to the third layshaft;
- a second coupler connecting the idler and gear to the second layshaft;
- and
- a third coupler connecting the reverse gear and the second idler to the second layshaft;
- and
- a fourth coupler connecting the second speed gear and the second idler to the first layshaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.