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2,641,144
HYDRAULIC-MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION
Adolf G. Schneider, Muncie, Ind., assignor to
Schneider Brothers Company, Muncie, Ind., a
copartnership
Application September 12, 1947, Serial No. 773,595
12 Claims. (Cl. 74-732)
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This invention relates to variable speed trans Referring ?rst to Figs. 1 to 3, 9 is the driving
missions and has particular reference to they shaft, which may be the crankshaft of an in
combination of a hydraulic torque converter ternal combustion engine or- any other prime
with mechanical power transmitting means, in mover, and i0 is the driven shaft. Ii and i2 are
order to obtain better operating characteristics coaxially aligned shafts between shafts 9 and iii.
than would be obtainable from either the hy The ?ywheel i3 turning with the crankshaft c
draulic or mechanical means alone, the present carries a ring gear [4 meshing with one of each
transmission being an improvement on that dis pair of dual planetary gears I? provided on a
closed in my Patent 2,308,547, issued January 19, cage 56 mounted on the cover or housing plate
1943. 10 i'l integral with the pump impeller it of the
The principal object of my invention is to torque converter; Theother of each pair of the
provide a hydraulic transmission in combination dual planetary gears i5 meshes with the sun gear
with an auxiliary gear drive which will permit is mounted on shaft II to which turbine wheel
the torque obtained from the torque converter to 2!) of the torque converter is connected. The
be transmitted to the driven shaft either with reaction member 2| of said converter is mounted
direct drive or at a certain gear ratio, and more on a sleeve 22 which is rigidly attached to the sta
particularly to provide for smooth and easy shift tionary housing 23 that encloses the torque con
ing to and from forward, neutral and reverse, verter and ?ywheel and maybe formed integral
using only a counter-shaft reverse gear box, and with a housing enclosing the rest of the trans
applying a brake on the turbine shaft while . mission. Ring gear 24 of a second planetary gear
shifting. set is mounted on the rear end of turbine shaft
A further object is to provide such a combined H. Intermediate shaft 12 carries a planetary
transmission of a simple design, with well known cage 25 and provided thereon are planetary
tried and proven parts, to reduce cost and to ob gears 26 meshing with ring gear 24 and also with
tain a trouble-free unit. 25 a sun gear 2?. Integral with the sun gear 2?
Other objects of the invention will appear from is a sleeve 28- and mounted thereon is a brake
the following description in which reference is drum 29. Brake band 30 cooperates with brake
made to the accompanying drawings, wherein drum 29. Ring gear 24 also serves as a brake
1 is a more or less diagrammatic longi drum and has a cooperating brake band 3!.
tudinal section through a transmission made in Planetary cage 25 carries an extension 32 on
accordance with my invention, this ?gure includ which is carried one set of discs of a disc clutch
ing, for convenience of illustration, an operating 31-}, the other set of intermediate discs being car
diagram of the transmission in which appear ried on the inside of drum 29. Clutch serves
sections of the two brakes, and both a plan view to connect or disconnect the planetary cage 25
and vertical section of the shift lever on the and the sun gear 21. Drive gear 3% is mounted
steering column and a section of the two control on- intermediate shaft [2 and meshes with gear
valves of which one is shown as operated by said 35 on countersh'aft 36; Gear 37 turning with
shift lever; gear 35 meshes with a reverse idler gear indi
Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1; cated in dotted lines at 38, which in turn meshes
Fig. 3 is a section of the control valves shown 40 with gear39 free to turn on the driven shaft it.
in high speed position; Hub 40 is mounted on driven shaft iii and shift
Fig. 4 is a more or less diagrammatic view ing collar M is free to slide on splines on hub it.
similar to Fig; 1 showing a variation of the trans- Moving shifting collar 4-! to the left will engage
mission made in accordance with my invention; clutching teeth 42 of gear 34' for forward drive,
Figs. 5 and 6 are sections of the two brakes on and moving collar M to the right will engage
the correspondingly numbered lines of Fig. 4, clutching teeth 43 of gear 39 for reverse drive.
these sections being like" those appearing in the The collar 4| is shown in Fig. 1 in the middle or
lower portion of Fig. l, and neutral position.
Fig. 7 is another diagrammatic view of a The operation of brake bands 3i} and 3i is
planetary gear set and two-speed countershaft 50 clearly shown in the lower portion of Fig. 1.
gear box with reverse gearing, which is combin Gear shift lever 44 is arranged under and adja
able with a hydraulic turbo drive like that of cent the steering wheel of the car on the steer
Fig. 1. ing column in the usual way and, while in actual
Similar reference numerals are applied to practice it serves as a remote control for the
corresponding parts in these views. 55 shifting collar 4|, in this diagrammatic illus
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tration it is shown as arranged to have a sub 4| and shift lever 44 in neutral position there is
stantially direct operating connection with the no drive transmitted to driven shaft I0, although
shifting collar 4|. Thus, when lever 44 is raised driving shaft 9 and ?ywheel l3 and ring gear l4
to the dotted line position shown in the lower may, for example, be running at idling speed.
portion of Fig. 1, to disengage it from one of the The lever 44 is held in the middle notch of the
notches in the keeper plate 45, toward which it keeper plate 45 by the spring 46. There is oil
is urged by spring 46, lateral movement of shift pressure at that time in the line 51, and the
lever 44 from the neutral (N) position to forward pressure is communicated through line 1| to the
(F) or reverse (R) drive position, causes end body of valve 53, but with the valve 53 in the
Wise movement of rod 48 and corresponding 10 lower position, there can be no flow of oil from
movement of shifting collar 4 | , because the latter the valve. Hence, the shifting brake band 3| is
is connected to rod 48 by means of a fork 49 and free, high range clutch 33 is free, and the low
the rod 46 is operatively connected to shift lever speed brake band 30 holds the drum 29, because
44 through a bell-crank lever 50 and connecting the band 30 is applied by pressure of the spring
rod 5|. Now, lever 44 is connected through a 15 61, and is arranged to be released by oil pressure.
link 52 with one of two control valves 53 and 54. To shift into gear, lever 44 must be raised out
Lever 44 operates valve 53, and an electric sole of its notch in the keeper plate. 45 and in so
noid 55 operates valve 54. An oil pump 56 suit doing, valve 53 is also raised and allows oil to
ably driven by the engine of the car delivers oil flow from the pump 56 through line 51 to valve
under pressure from a reservoir through line 5'! 20 52 and thence through line 7| to valve 53, which,
to the body of valve 54 and thence to the body being raised, allows the oil to pass through line
of valve 53. Therefore, when shift lever 44 is 58 back to valve 54, and thence through line 64
raised, as above stated, valve 53 is also raised to the cylinder 65 so as to move the piston 66
and oil is delivered under pressure from the body against the resistance of spring 61 to release the
of valve 53 through line 58 to apply brake band 25 band 30. It will also be noticed that the line 58
3| so as to hold turbine shaft || stationary. The has another branch through which oil under
band 3| has one outwardly bent end of its metal pressure is delivered to the cylinder 62 to move
backing abutting an adjustable set screw 59, and the piston 6| against the resistance of its spring
has the other end movable with a bell-crank lever 63 to apply the band 3| so as to hold the drum
60 which is operable by means of a piston 6| 80 24, and thereby hold the turbine shaft || sta
working in a cylinder 62 to which one branch of tionary. The gear shift can now be completed
line 58 is connected. A coiled compression spring by moving lever 44 into the forward or reverse
63 normally urges piston 6| to a retracted posi position marked F and R. in the upper portion of
tion releasing the brake, and it is only when con Fig. 1, because band 3| is holding the drum 24.
trol valve 53 is shifted upwardly with lever 44, as band 36 is released, and clutch 33 is released,
stated, that the oil under pressure is delivered to allowing shaft |2 to be free so that the shifting
cylinder 62. Hence, it is clear that the brake is collar 4| can engage teeth 42 or 43, as desired.
applied to turbine shaft || only while shifting Assuming lever 44 has been moved to the forward
to and from forward, neutral and reverse. While position and released, the spring 46 returns it
the brake is applied to turbine shaft H by band 40 to its lowered position and it engages in a regis
3|, band 36 is also released because oil under tering notch in the keeper plate 45. Valve 53 is
pressure is simultaneously delivered through the accordingly moved downwardly shutting off the
other branch of line 58 and body of valve 54 and oil now in line 58 and bleeding oil pressure from
line 64 to cylinder 65 to force piston 66 back cylinders 62 and 65 so that band 3| is released
against resistance of brake applying spring 61. and band 30 is engaged under the pressure of
The band 30, in other words, is like band 3| but spring 61. The vehicle now moves forward at
the oil pressure operation thereof is reversed. low speed. To shift into high speed or direct
The band 30, when exerting a braking action, drive, valve 54 is moved upwardly by energiza
serves to hold the sun gear 21 stationary. When tion of the electrical solenoid 55, allowing oil
the turbine shaft I | is held by band 3|, and band . under pressure from line 51 to pass through the
36 is released and clutch 33 is also released, the valve 54 to lines 64 and 69 that extend to cylin
intermediate shaft I2 is free ?oating and shift ders 65 and 68, respectively. Oil delivered to
collar 4| can be moved easily to forward or re cylinder 65 under pressure releases the band 30
verse position and back to neutral in the gear and oil delivered under pressure to cylinder 68
box. After the shift is made, lever 44 is returned engages the clutch 33. The vehicle now runs at
by spring 46 to its former retracted position so high speed because the sun gear 21 and carrier
that control valve 53 is also returned to its lower 25 are turning at the same speed due to the
position releasing brake band 3| and allowing engagement of clutch 33, and because the bands
band 36 to be applied under spring pressure. The 30 and 3| are both released. In other words, the
clutch 33 is also operable by oil pressure as 60 entire planetary gear set turns as a unit, and
clearly shown in Fig. 1. Direct drive valve 54 shafts IO, U and I2 turn at the same speed. Ob
is moved to the position shown in Fig. 3 by ener viously, low and high gear ranges in reverse are
gization of solenoid 55 when high range is de also obtained in a similar way when the shift
sired. Solenoid 55 can be energized in any suit lever 44 is moved to the other extreme position
able manner, that is, automatically in response (i5 marked R in Fig. 1. The shifting brake 3| is
to a predetermined speed of the vehicle or by always applied automatically whenever the lever
manual control. High range is obtained by de 44 is raised to the shifting position. The same is
livering oil under pressure to cylinder 68 through true regarding the automatic disengagement of
line 68' from the body of valve'54, and simul brake 30, so that the sun gear 21 and planetary
taneously delivering oil under pressure to cylin carrier 25 are free ?oating. Shifting collar 4| is
der 65, clutch 33 being thereby engaged by piston therefore movable freely in either direction to
69 moving forward against resistance of its re engage or disengage clutch teeth 42 or 43 with
turn spring 10, and brake band 30 being released out effort, there being no torque or drag present
by the backing up of its spring actuated piston 66. in the free ?oating shaft I2.
In operation, therefore, with the shifting collar 7.5 The modified or alternative construction dis
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closed: Eigsia :to: 76:? incorporates-the ssametbasi'c whentbrakeiband'zwzis disengaged .by the admis
reaturesaas .the 'transmission'tof l'rliligs. E1=to ?-3,f-:but sion iOf'OiI-JIIIdBI' pressure .to cylinder 65a (Fig.6)
omits the rplanetary gear set :in :front .of the and clutch 81. is :at thei'sam'eitime engaged. like
torque '3 converter and ' includes . a dual planetary clutch 33 of Fig. the'csnn :gear r8315 connected
geartfset behindit. >.Pa1tsin:'FigS. i4"toz-'6.corre with the planetary carrier 83 so that the-inter
spending touparts in Figs. .l~<to.3=fhave :beerrscorre mediate isha'ft ' I'Zaandthe' turbine shaft 1 I! were
sponclingly numbered. Thus, the :itlriving :and caused to .run together "at - the ':same "speed, '. the
driven shafts are s?a and =. lr?mirespectively, and dual planetary gear setlBI being locked. In'the
the turbine shaft f-lS 1151a and the rintermediate operation of 5 this transmissionprass in' the opera;
shaft we. .The i?y-Whecl 13a :inthis "form has 10 tion of the other, the fact that thevshittllever 46
thezpum'p impeller 2 li?arritirectly :conneotedthere must be raised to the dotted line position shown
with and cooperating . with. the turbine wheel-26a irrhtlglliiinsures theapplication:oflthebrakeband
and; reactiommember 12'! a. AThe latter 'is married 8'9 "tot-hold theturbinesshai-t H aa'stationaryfduring
on-ra sleeve $2241 rigidly. attached to the stationary the .shifting'operation: sozassto .providefor smooth
housing 123a. The jplanetary cca'rrier 1:89 is and :easy shifting to land r-from f forward, neutral
mountednon the turbine shaft its and carries reverse.
pairs of intermeshed planetary ipinionigears 18 l, Referring rineirtl-tolFig; 7,;it'will :be understood
(meet each meshing withering.igeariithoand the that thetplaneta'ryi gear set'ran'dttwo speed coun~
other with sun gear 33. Ring gear 32::ismounted tershattrgearviboxiwith reverse gearingshown there
onv intermediate shaft tile-{which in turn drives 20 is "combinable with zzafhydraulic turbo drive like
the'rdrivenzshaft . l 8a . in forward or. reverse . direc
that-ofS-Fig. L1. lHence,rsl'-xaft.al i-bsof Fig. 'lwcorre
tion through the gearing inithesgeartboxnmm sponds to ishaft 1'! t :ofiFig. 1, aintermediatesshaft
bored 3am tom-3a to correspond with: the number lltbitoi i2,ianxixdrivensshaft to M. .Theparts
ing of the parts 341 .t0'43 inFig. l. Abrakedrum numbered 224'b-:33b~ correspond to parts"2ll-33
84- :is provided on the planetary cage =89, and in :Fig. l sand .zparts nth-tel) correspond to
another brake drum-'85 iszproviuedrion a 'tubular parts 168-4718. However, .the gear box .rshown
extensionaftt of the sun gear 83. A 'discsclutchr?l herezris different from that of 11 and ;-re
isprovided between the brake drumi?htandthe quires f-tWo shifting rcollars :MI and 241, col
hub extension $33 of the brake drum. vand lar 7.1M :correshondingcto cotlar #5 :of Fig-land
planetarycarrier 85$ toconnect or'clisconnectv the being :operable :with thezrgea'r ishi'ftz'lever M in: a
planetaryxcarriertth and sun gear t3. 1A brake
similar wayzso asz'to release Lband r??'brand apply
band 89 cooperates with "brake drum 85 and band :3'i'b When-the?collar it'll :is shifted toror
corresponds in its construction :and :mode of
from forward, = neutral, rand reverse, ' whereby ~ to
operation tothe'brake "band 39 :of :Fig. 1, and
therefore the means .forsonerating' this bancl'has 35 hold the, turbine :shafti I l'bwhilethershift- occurs.
been correspondinglynumberedfStwto 63a. The The two collars M1 and M! are both-'showntin
neutral =nosition. Collar :14 I, .li'ke rscollar F5 |., - is
brake bancltt cooperating with brake drum 35
corresponds in . construction and ' mode of: opera
arranged to .shifttfrom neutral to terward tor
reverse by :moving .to the. right 501' ulett, <rcepec~
tion to the brake band 30 of Fig. land the means tively, ifrom'itheipositionvshovvn. ?cliar 24H vie
for operating the :same has been numbered 40
moved Ieither itoiithe . left shandtposition. for high
correspondingly Sta tot'i'a. The oil lines 153a and
Ma illustrated- in Figs. 7 "and 8 correspond to the
gear, orst'o the:rlghtizhan'd" positions'forLlow. gear,
as :desired. The-markings f-F>.a11d fR for collar
lines 58 and v??l of Figs. 1 and 3, andit vshould,
of course, be understood that thesamernanually Mi indicateiifoiwarhzarrcl :re'v-erse driveitpositions,
respective . Elie markings high and .?lew
operable shift lever-"4t and solenoid andcon
trol rvalv-esvts :and 5t- disclosediin-Figs..:1 and. 3, 45 indicate, . snectiveiy?highcand:lowegeawnositions
are . employed in connection withv the -?transmis
tor GOHaT'iQQ! . I Inasmuch as :thetgearzng usher-v11
sion of Figs. 4- to v6. . in lithe Lg-ear Ibex :iotherwise conventional it ::is
The operation-of the transnrissionsotFigs-43m bellevedhthatia:mcretietailed'nescription.is'uhnec
essary. LThematentable'inoveltyrliesrin' its use in
6 is quiteasirnilar to thatJpreviouslysclescribed; the
theeeeneralscom-bination. -
planetary . converter clrive being merely a replaced
3In operation, vliortv :speed Jtlrive vilisl obtained by
by. a plainconverter and. thevrear, planetary. gear
set being merely replaced by a dualplanetarygear shittingicollar tel Itoitlme;lettiitoi'clutc'h teeth 13%
ofibushing .186'?xvithhits-splines Hi1, and-collar
set. iTheconntershatt reversegearsct is the-same til/ls moved tOiiheFl 'htengaging. teeth t6 1nte~
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inboth transmissions. Thus-When thegear shift graliwithigearitet. i Shaft rtwthen drives through
leVerWt isiraisecl toithe dottedlineipcsitionshown gears Pl-(B5, its :l'ain'zl I193. :Theilatter,..being
inithelower portion of therbrakebandl?ais connected tocotlar trti fitransmitsaarive to driven
applied holdingthe planetary cage thansjpturbine shaft fttth, we oh I then runs I-a't - (a freduced-I-speed
shaft i la 1 stationary, the intermediate: shaft 112a relativevt'o shaft MliZ-b. Knlh-igh speed,>-lcollar M i
under these circumstances lbeingiree floating-es remains the leftfhan'dpositicnzbut collar 24!
in 'thercase of the other transmission sothat'the is moved tothe ileftg'engagingfteeth it? of gear
shift collar ilazcan be moved inieitherzdirection Hi4. Tlhen-shatt?b and gear tfllltransmeit drive
freely to and from for-ward, neutral,correverse throu'ghteeth: l?'laa'ndvcoliarii?l ztosibu'shing we,
position. vWhen brakeband- at is appliedibyspring and "thence through teeth Etilhaand :collar Mi to
pressurerholdingthe sun gear 83 stationarygthe driven shaft Nib, which accordinglyiturnsat the
turbineshaft: i la drives theplanetary:carrier:_za? samecspced- as shaft r5212. When-collar Bill is
andvfdrive is transmitted from it through the nlual moved finihlah-orfiow speed iposition the: clutch
planetary-gears-m .to-the ring gear 182 isothat 33b and band/30b zarerreleased momentarily as
the intermediate shaft It driven at-Ya speed describediabo'v-eihifr ldltOiF g...1ifor. vlntchiet
lower than the turbine shaft 5 ta, 7-io1~lioxv speed 70 and band 5w, zibut 'aviti out .abraking and i'holdmg
driving of 'ndriven shaft vl-iila, ssimilarly-as-in the the turbine sshaft H b, zthe .synthronizers 11:68 in
operationeof the other transmission. In-this low coilaii 24 ltiservin'grtoiimalee ifon easyrshiftingiw-ith
speedl'idrive, clutchitir it= willllbehunderstood' is outlclashingiiof (gears. [It willazbe'zclear that-when
disengaged;similarly-as intheoperation-ofclutch elthertgear ratio 'sel'e'cte'a'inv the rearaboxsthe
33.in-l-F1ig. 11 in fit'he other i-transm-is'sion. Hence, 75. drivensshaft stZb xof {the xplanctary tggear wet scan
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be made to run either at the same speed as the including a manually shiftable element shiftable
turbine shaft H b or at a reduced speed, thereby to different positions for forward, neutral, and
giving a four speed transmission with a two speed reverse, said planetary gearing including a ring
box and obtaining moreover easy shifting for all gear with a brake drum thereon driven by said
speeds. Cu turbine wheel, planetary gears meshing with the
It is believed the foregoing description conveys ring gear and mounted on a carrier transmitting
a good understanding of the objects and advan drive to the driven element, and a sun gear
tages of my invention. The appended claims have meshing with the planetary gears and carrying
been drawn to cover all legitimate modi?cations a brake drum and a clutch means, said carrier
and adaptations. 10 carrying a second clutch means operatively as
I claim: sociated with said ?rst clutch means, brake bands
1. A transmission comprising in combination operatively associated with said brake drums,
with driving and driven elements, a hydraulic means for applying the brake band to the first
turbo drive comprising at least a pump impeller mentioned brake drum in the shifting of the
and a turbine wheel, means providing a driving 15 manually shiftable element to and from forward,
connection between said pump impeller and said neutral and reverse, means to engage and disen
driving element, a planetary gearing and a reverse gage said clutch means, and means to engage
gearing interconnected for transmitting drive and disengage the brake band on the second
from the turbine wheel to the driven element as brake drum.
a direct drive or as a gear ratio drive, said reverse 20 5. A transmission comprising in combination
gearing including a manually shiftable element with driving and driven elements, a turbine ring
shiftable to different positions for forward, neu type torque converter comprising a pump im
tral, and reverse, said planetary gearing includ peller, a turbine wheel, and a reaction element,
ing a ring gear with a brake drum thereon driven means providing a driving connection between
by said turbine wheel, planetary gears meshing 25 said pump impeller and said driving element, a
with the ring gear and mounted on a carrier planetary gearing and a reverse gearing inter
transmitting drive to the driven element, and a connected for transmitting drive from the tur
sun gear meshing with the planetary gears and bine wheel to the driven element as a direct drive
carrying a brake drum and a clutch means, said or as a gear ratio drive, said reverse gearing
carrier carrying a second clutch means opera 30 including a manually shiftable element shiftable
tively associated with said ?rst clutch means, to different positions for forward, neutral, and
brake bands operatively associated with said reverse, said planetary gearing including a ring
brake drums, means to engage and disengage said gear with a brake drum thereon driven by said
clutch means, and means to engage and disengage turbine wheel, planetary gears meshing with the
ring gear and mounted on a carrier transmitting
said brake bands.
2. A transmission comprising in combination drive to the driven element, and a sun gear
with driving and driven elements, a hydraulic meshing with the planetary gears and carrying
turbo drive comprising at least a pump impeller a brake drum, brake bands operatively associated
and a turbine wheel, means providing a driving with said brake drums, means for applying the
connection between said pump impeller and said 4.0 brake band to the ?rst-mentioned brake drum
driving element, a planetary gearing and a re in the shifting of the manually shiftable element
verse gearing interconnected for transmitting to and from forward, neutral, and reverse, means
drive from the turbine wheel to the driven ele for releasably locking said planetary gearing to
ment as a direct drive or as a gear ratio drive, turn as a unit, and means to engage and dis
said reverse gearing including a manually shift engage the other brake band.
able element shiftable to different positions for 6. A transmission as set forth in claim 5,
forward, neutral, and reverse, said planetary wherein the means for transmitting drive from
gearing including a ring gear with a brake drum the drive element to the pump impeller com
thereon driven by said turbine wheel, planetary prises a planetary gear unit, of which one ele
gears meshing with the ring gear and mounted 50 ment is connected with the driving element, an
on a carrier transmitting drive to the driven ele other element is connected with the pump im
ment, and a sun gear meshing with the plane peller, and another element is connected with
tary gears and carrying a brake drum, brake the turbine wheel.
bands operatively associated with said brake 7. A transmission comprising in combination
drums, means to engage and disengage said brake 55 with driving and driven elements, a hydraulic
bands, and means for releasably locking said turbo drive comprising at least a pump impeller
planetary gearing to turn as a unit. and a turbine wheel, means providing a driving
3. A transmission as set forth in claim 2, connection between said pump impeller and said
wherein the means for transmitting drive from driving element, a planetary gearing and a re
the drive element to the pump impeller com 60 verse gearing interconnected for transmitting
prises a planetary gear unit, of which one ele drive from the turbine wheel to the driven ele
ment is connected with the driving element, an ment as a direct drive or as a gear ratio drive,
other element is connected with the pump im said reverse gearing including a manually shift
peller, and another element is connected with able element shiftable to different positions for
the turbine wheel. forward, neutral, and reverse, said planetary
4. A transmission comprising in combination gearing including a ring gear with a brake drum
with driving and driven elements, a turbine ring thereon driven by said turbine wheel, planetary
type torque converter comprising a pump im gears meshing with the ring gear and mounted
peller, a turbine wheel, and a reaction element, on a carrier transmitting drive to the driven
means providing a driving connection between 70 element, and a sun gear meshing with the plane
said pump impeller and said driving element, a tary gears and carrying a brake drum, brake
planetary gearing and a reverse gearing inter bands operatively associated with said brake
connected for transmitting drive from the tur drums, spring means normally holding one of
bine wheel to the driven element as a direct drive said brake bands engaged, ?uid pressure operated
or as a gear ratio drive, said reverse gearing 75 means for disengaging said band, spring means
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normally holding the other brake band disen ranged between the driving and driven elements
gaged, ?uid pressure operated means for engag driven by the turbine wheel, a gearbox compris
ing said band, fluid pressure operated means for ing gears for forward and reverse drives adapted
releasably locking said planetary gearing to turn to be interconnected by positive engaging means
as a unit, a source of pressure fluid supply, and for transmitting forward or reverse drive selec~
valve means for controlling the delivery of ?uid
tively from the intermediate shaft to the driven
from said source to said ?uid pressure operatedelement, said gearbox including a shiftable ele
means and drainage of fluid therefrom. ment shiftable to di?erent positions for selec
8. A transmission comprising in combination tion of forward, neutral and reverse, friction
with driving and driven shafts in coaxially 10 clutch means behind the turbo-drive, brake
spaced relation, a turbine shaft and an inter means connectedso as to be operable in the
mediate shaft coaxially arranged therebetween, shifting of said shiftable element to brake the
a hydraulic turbo drive comprising at least a turbine wheel during shifting, and means con
pump impeller driven by the driving shaft and nected so as to be operable in shifting of said
a turbine wheel mounted on the turbine shaft, a 15 shiftable element to disengage said clutch
planetary gear set comprising a ring gear con means, whereby to provide in the intermediate
nected to and turning with the turbine shaft, a shaft a ?oating member in the transmission
sun gear, and planetary gears meshing with the train between the turbine wheel and the ?nal
ring gear and sun gear and carried on a carrier driven element.
connected to and turning with the intermediate 20 11. A transmission as set forth in claim 10, in
shaft, a brake drum turning with the ring gear cluding a planetary gearing, comprising at least
and having a brake band surrounding the same three elements, wherein said friction clutch
to hold or release the turbine shaft, the plan means is arranged on and between the elements
etary carrier carrying a clutch means, said sun of said planetary gearing.
gear carrying a brake drum and a second clutch 25 12. A transmission comprising in combination
means in cooperating relation with the ?rst with driving and driven elements, a hydraulic
clutch means, a brake band surrounding the drive comprising at least a pump impeller and
second drum to hold the sun gear stationary a turbine wheel, an intermediate shaft arranged
when not clutched to the intermediate shaft, between the driving and driven elements driven
means to engage and disengage the second brake 30 by the turbine Wheel, a planetary gearing com
band, means to engage and disengage said clutch prising at least three elements, one gear element
means, reverse gearing interposed between the of which turns with said intermediate shaft, and
intermediate shaft and driven shaft, including friction clutch means on and between said ele
shifting mechanism to select forward, reverse, ments adapted to lock the planetary gearing so
or neutral, a shift lever connected to operate 35 as to turn as a unit, and a gearbox comprising
said shifting mechanism, and means connected forward and reverse gears adapted to be inter
to operate with the shift lever the ?rst-men connected for transmitting drive selectively from
tioned brake band. the intermediate shaft to the driven element,
9. A transmission comprising in combination said gearbox including a manually shiftable ele
with driving and driven shafts in coaxially 40 ment shiftable to different positions for selection
spaced relation, a turbine shaft and an inter of forward, neutral and reverse, brake means
mediate shaft coaxially arranged therebetween, connected so as to be operable in shifting of said
a hydraulic turbo drive comprising at least shiftable element to brake the turbine wheel
a pump impeller driven by the driving shaft during shifting, and means connected so as to be
and a turbine wheel mounted on the turbine 45 operable in shifting of said shiftable element to
shaft, a planetary gear set comprising a ring disengage said friction clutch means of the
gear connected to and turning with the tur planetary gearing during shifting, whereby to
bine shaft, a sun gear, and planetary gears provide in the intermediate shaft a ?oating
meshing with the ring gear and sun gear and member in the transmission train between the
carried on a carrier connected to and turn 50 turbine wheel and the ?nal driven element.
ing with the intermediate shaft, a brake drum ADOLF G. SCHNEIDER.
turning with the ring gear and having a brake
band surrounding the same to hold or release the References Cited in the ?le of this patent
turbine shaft, said sun gear carrying a brake
UNITED STATES PATENTS
drum, a brake band surrounding the latter drum 55
to hold the sun gear, means to engage and dis Number Name Date
engage the second brake band, means for re 2,224,884 Schneider et a1. ____ Dec. 17, 1940
leasably locking the planetary gearing to turn as 2,281,118 Smirl ___________ __ Apr. 28, 1942
a unit, reverse gearing interposed between the 2,298,648 Russell _________ __ Oct. 13, 1942
intermediate shaft and driven shaft, including 60 2,308,547 Schneider _______ __ Jan. 19, 1943
shifting mechanism to select forward, reverse, 2,316,390 Biermann _______ __ Apr. 13, 1943
or neutral, a shift lever connected to operate 2,324,733 Smirl ___________ __ July 20, 1943
said shifting mechanism, and means connected 2,328,392 Neracher ________ __ Aug. 31, 1943
to operate with the shift lever the ?rst-men~ 2,332,593 Nutt et a1. ______ __ Oct. 26, 1943
tioned brake band. 65 2,333,681 Schneider _______ __ Nov. 9, 1943
10. A transmission comprising in combination 2,343,955 Cotterman ______ __ Mar. 14, 1944
with driving and driven elements, a hydraulic 2,408,008 Tipton _________ __ Sept. 24, 1946
turbo-drive comprising at least a pump impeller 2,414,359 Carnagua _______ __ Jan. 14, 1947
and a turbine wheel, an intermediate shaft ar~ 2,541,391 Weiss et a1. _____ __ Feb. 15, 1951

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