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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7186203 | Planetary gear type multistage transmission for vehicle The transmission 10 is constructed so that, in the first transmission portion 36, the rotation of the input shaft 16 is outputted to the second transmission portion 38 via the first intermediate output path M1 and the second interm... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186198 | Transaxle An improved transaxle having space along an input shaft so that transmission fluid can flow along such input shaft. The input shaft is splined to a forward drum. In order for transmission fluid to be able to pass the splines of the input shaft and the mating splines... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7083537 | Multiple speed automatic transmission for motor vehicle A multiple speed transmission for a motor vehicle includes a speed reduction gear set driveably connected to an input shaft, a planetary gear set having elements selectively driveably connected to the speed reduction gear set and input shaft, a first clutch and a se... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7011596 | Transfer case A compound planetary gear arrangement for a transfer case includes a ring gear in driving engagement with an output shaft. A sun gear and carrier are selectively alternatively connectable with a transmission housing (ground) through a clutch or selectively connectab... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6907383 | Flow diagnostic system A flow diagnostic system for a flow sensing element and impulse lines. A pressure transmitter coupled to the impulse lines provides digital pressure data to a control system. The control system provides the pressure data and real time clock readings to a diagnostic ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 5257675 | Juxtaposed motor vehicle engine and transmission power transmitting apparatus with reduced axial and tranverse dimensions A power transmitting apparatus that includes an engine, a transmission disposed alongside of the engine in juxtaposed relation; and gears, a chain, a belt, or the like operatively coupling the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the transmis... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5178027 | Supporting structure for output shaft of automotive automatic power transmission A bearing structure for an output shaft of an automatic transaxle employs a ball bearing, radial needle bearing and a thrust needle bearing in combination. The ball bearing and the radial needle bearing radially support the output shaft. On the other hand... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5039305 | Multiple ratio compact transaxle assembly for automotive vehicles A transaxle for an automotive vehicle driveline having an internal combustion engine, a hydrokinetic torque converter (10) mounted on the axis of the crankshaft of the engine, multiple ratio gearing (118, 160) mounted on an output shaft axis (86) located ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4978328 | Automatic transaxle assembly for an automotive vehicle driveline A transaxle assembly for use in a vehicle driveline comprising a hydrokinetic torque converter (12, 14, 16) located on an engine axis, planetary gearing (178, 180) located on a space parallel axis including means (242, 248, 250) for transferring the outpu... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4964843 | Power transmission unit for variable-speed drive of machinery In a power-transmission unit for variable-speed drive of machinery with hydro-dynamic speed-superposition of a differential gear a second torque converter is provided as a braking device. This increases the effectiveness of the unit by feedback of the sup... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4914978 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission has a main transmission mechanism having two planetary gear units made on a first axle, and a sub transmission mechanism having two planetary gear units made on a second axle; the main transmission mechanism having a single plane... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4841804 | Automatic transmission for motor vehicles An automatic transmission for F.F. (front engine-front drive) type motor vehicles, in which a hydraulic torque converter and an auxiliary transmission mechanism are successively coupled with an output shaft of a transversely mounted internal combustion en... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4836050 | Transverse type automatic transmission with two separate lay shaft elements An automatic transmission includes a fluid torque converter and a first and second gear transmission mechanisn, each of which has two coaxial drive members--a power input member and a power output member--and is selectable to any one of several speed radi... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4833943 | Transmission for a motor vehicle A transmission for a motor vehicle with a drive motor (3) is arrayed transversely to the direction of motion with an automatic speed change transmission (1) flange-mounted coaxially, where between drive motor (3) and the speed change transmission (1) ther... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4793209 | Four-wheel-driving system having a continuously variable sub-transmission An improved four-wheel-driving system transmitting driving power to front and rear wheels which includes a viscous coupling, a sub-transmission of a continuously variable type coupled to one of the driving axles, and an actuator variably controlling the c... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4787468 | System for transmitting power of an engine to driving wheels of a motor vehicle A power transmission system has an automatic transmission of a trans-axle type and differential provided between axles of driving wheels of a vehicle. The automatic transmission has a drive pinion shaft having a drive pinion engaged with a ring gear of th... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4772247 | Integrated fixed drive belt sheaves for a continually variable transmission A belt driven automatic transmission for producing a continuous range of drive ratios includes an input pully rotatably mounted on the axis of an engine crankshaft and an output pulley rotatably supported on the axis of the transmission output shaft. The ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4719985 | Drive arrangement for a motor vehicle with four-wheel drive A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle having a four-wheel drive establishable by connecting one wheel axle with another drivable wheel axle, wherein one wheel axle can be driven via an auxiliary drive shaft and a gear shift transmission, arranged in par... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4716786 | Automatic transmission for motor vehicles An automatic transmission, wherein a first shaft is rotatably supported by the transmission case, and an input shaft is coupled with an engine output shaft. Additionally, a second shaft, comprising a long shaft and a short shaft rotatably mounted thereupo... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4653346 | Transmission for use in motor vehicle In a transmission for use in a motor vehicle is provided a transmission shaft having driven and driving gears on opposite ends thereof. Engine power is fed to the transmission shaft via the driven gear and then transmitted from the shaft to a final reduct... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653347 | Planetary gear train of automatic transmission In a planetary gear train of automatic transmission, there are disposed two one-way devices which are parallelly but reversedly arranged between the input shaft and a sun gear. Due to the flow-cut function of one of the one-way devices, the high speed rot... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4644821 | Continuously variable vehicular transmission for reducing transmission torque applied to belt-type continuously variable transmission mechanism A continuously variable transmission for vehicular use including a torque converter, a CVT (continuously variable transmission mechanism), and a rotation transmission mechanism of a variable ratio having at least reverse and forward low speed ranges of la... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4624153 | Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission for obtaining a large transmission range ratio between the input shaft and the output shaft. The transmission employs a planetary gear unit, and an engine torque is transmitted through a gear train or a V-belt transmis... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4624154 | Drive unit for motor vehicle In a drive unit for motor vehicles, the axes of rotation of the main shaft of an engine and an input wheel of an intermediate transmission are arranged in line with one another in relation to one of two parallel geometrical main axes, and the axes of rota... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4608032 | Infinitely variable belt drive with low friction seals for the primary and secondary sheaves An infinitely variable power transmission mechanism comprising a driving sheave assembly and a driven sheave with a torque transmitting drive belt connecting the sheaves, a ratio controlling servo for changing the effective pitch diameter of the sheave as... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4594914 | Transverse type automatic transmission with intermediate power transfer through lay shaft An automatic transmission includes a fluid torque converter and a first and a second gear transmission mechanism, each of which has two coaxial drive members--a power input member and a power output member--and is selectable to any one of several speed ra... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4586401 | Transmission speed sensor arrangement A remote dual speed sensing arrangement for a motor vehicle automatic power transmission turbine input and output shafts aligned on a common axis. The output shaft has an axial throughbore aligned on the input shaft axis. A speed shaft is rotatably journa... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4549447 | Belt drive continuously-variable speed automatic transmission A belt drive continuously-variable speed automatic transmission for motor vehicles, comprises a torque converter, forward/reverse rotation changeover mechanism, a belt drive continuously-variable speed transmission means and a differential gear disposed i... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4548099 | Torque ratio control device for a V-belt type continuously variable transmission The transmission comprises a hydraulic power transmission device, a V-belt stepless shifter and a planetary gear train. At restart time when the vehicle is at rest with the V-belt stepless shifter in high gear, the hydraulic power transmission device is o... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4541515 | Apparatus for supplying hydraulic fluid to an hydraulic clutch Hydraulically operated friction clutches mounted on a rotary shaft within a stationary case receive hydraulic fluid through a longitudinal bore in the shaft communicating with a pressure chamber in each of the clutches. Concentric stationary oil feeding p... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4537092 | Transverse type automatic transmission with through lay shaft An automatic transmission includes a fluid torque converter and a first and a second gear transmission mechanism each of which has two coaxial drive members - a power input member and a power output member - and is selectable to any one of several speed r... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4535650 | Four-wheel driving apparatus with an automatic transmission A four-wheel driving apparatus with an automatic transmission for a vehicle comprises an output shaft of the automatic transmission, a driving gear secured to a front end portion of the output shaft. A driving pinion shaft operatively connected to the dri... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4528869 | Automatic transmission for vehicles An automatic transmission suitable for use with vehicles of FF type, including a tandem connection of a fluid torque converter and a gear device with an output gear wheel incorporated therein, a counter transmission device having a counter shaft arranged ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4526062 | Stepless automatic transmission for motor vehicles A stepless or continuously variable automatic transmission for motor vehicle, including a first shaft coupled with the output shaft of the engine and rotatably supported by the transmission case consisting of a torque converter case accommodating a fluid ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4509389 | Four speed ratio transaxle with overdrive A transaxle for use in an automotive vehicle driveline having a front wheel drive comprising a torque converter and a compound planetary gear system having two simple planetary gear units adapted to provide four forward driving torque delivery paths, the ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4499791 | Automotive vehicle drive train A longitudinally mounted drive train for an automotive vehicle usable with either a manual transmission or an automatic transmission. A housing encloses a clutch in the manual drive train or a torque converter in the automatic drive train. The housing is ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4480499 | Driving device for automobiles An improved transverse-mount type driving device for an automobile, having an output gear provided between last and intermediate planetary gear units of an auxiliary speed change gear assembly, the output gear meshing with a driven gear on a transmission ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4468982 | Vehicle driving apparatus A vehicle driving apparatus applied to a small-sized vehicle of FF or RR type includes an input shaft connected to a drive shaft through a torque convertor, a planetary gearing including various gears and a carrier, an output gear, an intermediate transmi... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4467669 | Working fluid distributing system for a belt drive continuously-variable speed automatic transmission A working fluid distributing system for a continuously-variable speed automatic transmission comprising a fluid coupling; a belt drive continuously-variable speed transmission means including a primary variable-pitch pulley, a secondary variable-pitch pul... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4458559 | Infinitely variable belt-drive transmission A continuously variable belt driven pulley system drives a torque converter followed by a planetary reversing speed reduction gearset another speed reduction unit and the differential, which distributes power to the drive wheels of the vehicle. The drive ... | 07/10/1984 |
