# US 9,435,402 B2 · Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicles

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- Number: US 9,435,402 B2
- Document ID: US9435402B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/473,430
- Filed: 2014-08-29
- Published: 2015-05-28
- Granted: 2016-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2013-11-27
- Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company
- Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company
- Inventors: Seong Wook Hwang; Seongwook Ji; Myeong Hoon Noh; Kangsoo Seo; Jae Chang Kook; Won-Jun Sung; Wonmin Cho
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9435402B2

## CPC

- F16H 3/44: using gears having orbital motion
- F16H 3/663: {with conveying rotary motion between axially spaced orbital gears, e.g. a stepped orbital gear or Ravigneaux}
- F16H 3/006: {power being selectively transmitted by parallel flow paths, e.g. dual clutch transmissions}
- F16H 2037/047: {comprising one or more orbital gear sets coaxial with a first shaft and having more than one drive connection to a second shaft parallel to the first shaft}
- F16H 2200/006: the gear ratios comprising eight forward speeds
- F16H 2200/2005: with one sets of orbital gears
- F16H 2200/2023: using a Ravigneaux set with 4 connections
- F16H 2200/2041: with four engaging means
- F16H 2200/2046: with six engaging means
- F16H 2200/2064: using at least one positive clutch, e.g. dog clutch
- F16H 2200/2094: using positive clutches, e.g. dog clutches
- F16H: GEARING

## Abstract

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque, an output shaft disposed in parallel with and apart from the input shaft, a planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a second sun gear, a common planet, and a common ring gear engaged, a first rotation shaft directly connected to the first sun gear and selectively connected to the input shaft, a second rotation shaft directly connected to the common planet carrier and directly connected to the output shaft, a third rotation shaft directly connected to the common ring gear and selectively connected to the input shaft or to a transmission housing, and a fourth rotation shaft directly connected to the second sun gear and selectively connected to the input shaft through first and second paths or to the transmission housing.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle comprising:
an input shaft receiving torque;
an output shaft disposed in parallel with and apart from the input shaft;
a planetary gear set including a first sun gear engaged with a long pinion, a second sun gear engaged with a short pinion, a common planet carrier rotatably supporting the short pinion and the long pinion, and a common ring gear engaged with the long pinion as rotation elements thereof;
a first rotation shaft directly connected to the first sun gear and selectively connectable to the input shaft;
a second rotation shaft directly connected to the common planet carrier and directly connected to the output shaft;
a third rotation shaft directly connected to the common ring gear and selectively connectable to the input shaft or to a transmission housing;
a fourth rotation shaft directly connected to the second sun gear and selectively connectable to the input shaft through any one of first and second paths or to the transmission housing;
a first transfer gear including a first transfer driver gear and a first transfer driven gear engaged to each other and disposed on the first path;
a second transfer gear including a second transfer driver gear and a second transfer driven gear engaged to each other and disposed on the second path; and
a third transfer gear including a third transfer driver gear and a third transfer driven gear engaged to each other and disposed between the input shaft and the first and third rotation shafts.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The planetary gear train of claim 1, further comprising a dog clutch connecting the input shaft to the fourth rotation shaft selectively through any one of the first and second paths or being at a neutral state.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The planetary gear train of claim 1, wherein gear ratios of the first, second and third transfer gears are different from each other.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The planetary gear train of claim 1, further comprising:
a first clutch disposed between the third transfer gear and the first rotation shaft;
a second clutch disposed between the third transfer gear and the third rotation shaft;
a first brake disposed between the third rotation shaft and the transmission housing; and
a second brake disposed between the fourth rotation shaft and the transmission housing.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The planetary gear train of claim 4, wherein the first and second transfer gears and the first and second brakes are disposed at a first side of the planetary gear set, and the first and second clutches and the third transfer gear are disposed at a second side of the planetary gear set.

### Claim 6

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle comprising:
an input shaft receiving torque;
an output shaft disposed in parallel with and apart from the input shaft;
a planetary gear set including a first sun gear engaged with a long pinion, a second sun gear engaged with a short pinion, a common planet carrier rotatably supporting the short pinion and the long pinion, and a common ring gear engaged with the long pinion as rotation elements thereof;
a first rotation shaft directly connected to the first sun gear and selectively connectable to the input shaft;
a second rotation shaft directly connected to the common planet carrier and directly connected to the output shaft;
a third rotation shaft directly connected to the common ring gear and selectively connectable to the input shaft or to a transmission housing;
a fourth rotation shaft directly connected to the second sun gear and selectively connectable to the input shaft through any one of first and second paths or to the transmission housing;
a dog clutch selectively connecting the input shaft to the fourth rotation shaft through any one of the first and second paths;
a first transfer gear including a first transfer driver gear and a first transfer driven gear engaged to each other and disposed on the first path;
a second transfer gear including a second transfer driver gear and a second transfer driven gear engaged to each other and disposed on the second path; and
a third transfer gear including a third transfer driver gear and a third transfer driven gear engaged to each other and disposed between the input shaft and the first and third rotation shafts.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The planetary gear train of claim 6, wherein gear ratios of the three transfer gears are different from each other.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The planetary gear train of claim 6, further comprising:
a first clutch disposed between the third transfer gear and the first rotation shaft;
a second clutch disposed between the third transfer gear and the third rotation shaft;
a first brake disposed between the third rotation shaft and the transmission housing; and
a second brake disposed between the fourth rotation shaft and the transmission housing.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The planetary gear train of claim 8, wherein the first and second transfer gears and the first and second brakes are disposed at one side of the planetary gear set, and the first and second clutches and the third transfer gear are disposed at the other side of the planetary gear set.