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Planetary gearset carrier assembly
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Filing: 1993-04-01
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Granted: 1995-01-17
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Expires: 2013-04-01
Abstract
Abstract A carrier for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle is provided. The carrier comprises a hub, an annular face plate, a plurality of posts, and a plurality of planetary gears. The hub includes a collar having internal teeth adapted to mesh with an input or an output shaft, and a disc attached to the collar. The posts are generally cylindrical, and extend between the hub and the face plate substantially within the respective perimeters of the hub and the face plate. The planetary gears are disposed in a gear pocket between the hub and the face plate, with each planetary gear being mounted on an associated pinion shaft and adapted to mesh with both a sun gear and a ring gear.
Inventors
- 👤 James C. Bellman
- 👤 Dale E. Martin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:18
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H57/00; F16H57/08; F16H57/082; F16H2057/085
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
44 words
A carrier for an automatic transmission, the carrier comprising: a hub; a face plate; a plurality of hollow posts extending between the hub and the face plate to maintain a gear pocket therebetween; and a plurality of planetary gears disposed in the gear pocket.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
44 words
A carrier for an automatic transmission, the carrier comprising: a hub; a face plate; a plurality of hollow posts extending between the hub and the face plate to maintain a gear pocket therebetween; and a plurality of planetary gears disposed in the gear pocket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The carrier of claim 1 wherein the hub includes a collar and a disc attached to the collar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The carrier of claim 2 wherein the disc and the face plate both have a perimeter, and the posts extend between the disc and the face plate substantially within their respective perimeters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The carrier of claim 1 wherein there are three posts extending between the hub and the face plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The carrier of claim 1 wherein the posts are formed from steel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The carrier of claim 1 wherein the posts are generally cylindrical.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The carrier of claim 1 wherein the face plate is substantially planar.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The carrier of claim 1 wherein the posts have a first end and a second end shaped for controlled weldment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The carrier of claim 1 wherein the posts are welded to the hub and to the face plate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The carrier of claim 1 wherein the posts are capacity discharge welded to the hub and to the face plate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
98 words
A carrier for an automatic transmission, the carrier comprising: a hub including a collar and a disc attached to the collar, the collar having internal teeth adapted to mesh with an input or an output shaft, the disc having a perimeter; an annular, substantially planar face plate having a perimeter; a plurality of hollow, generally cylindrical posts extending between the hub and the face plate substantially within their respective perimeters; and a plurality of planetary gears disposed in a gear pocket between the hub and the face plate, each planetary gear being mounted on an associated pinion shaft.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
98 words
A carrier for an automatic transmission, the carrier comprising: a hub including a collar and a disc attached to the collar, the collar having internal teeth adapted to mesh with an input or an output shaft, the disc having a perimeter; an annular, substantially planar face plate having a perimeter; a plurality of hollow, generally cylindrical posts extending between the hub and the face plate substantially within their respective perimeters; and a plurality of planetary gears disposed in a gear pocket between the hub and the face plate, each planetary gear being mounted on an associated pinion shaft.
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