Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9518639-B2
Application number	US-201514808016-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2015
Priority date	Dec 15, 2014
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a compound planetary gear set formed by combining third and fourth planetary gear sets and including seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth rotation elements, a fifth planetary gear set including eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth rotation elements, and six friction elements disposed between any one rotation element among thirteen rotation elements and another rotation element or the input shaft, or between any one rotation element among the thirteen rotation elements and a transmission housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, comprising:
an input shaft receiving torque of an engine;
an output shaft outputting changed torque;
a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements;
a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements;
a compound planetary gear set formed by combining third and fourth planetary gear sets and including seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth rotation elements;
a fifth planetary gear set including eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth rotation elements; and
six friction elements disposed between any one rotation element among thirteen rotation elements and another rotation element or the input shaft, or between any one rotation element among the thirteen rotation elements and a transmission housing,
wherein the input shaft is continuously connected to the fifth rotation element,
the output shaft is continuously connected to the twelfth rotation element,
the ninth rotation element is selectively connected to the input shaft through a first clutch,
the tenth rotation element is continuously connected to the eleventh rotation element,
the seventh rotation element is continuously connected to the sixth rotation element,
the seventh rotation element is selectively connected to the twelfth rotation element so as to achieve a fifth forward speed stage,
the eighth rotation element is selectively connected to the thirteenth rotation element so as to achieve a sixth forward speed stage, an eighth forward speed stage, and a reverse speed stage, and
three friction elements among the six friction elements are operated so as to achieve nine forward speed stages and at least one reverse speed stage.

2. The planetary gear train of claim 1 , wherein the eighth rotation element is selectively connected to the thirteenth rotation element through a second clutch,
two rotation elements among the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth rotation elements are selectively connected to each other through a third clutch, and
the seventh rotation element is selectively connected to the twelfth rotation element through a fourth clutch.

3. The planetary gear train of claim 2 , wherein the first rotation element is continuously connected to the fourth rotation element,
the second rotation element is continuously connected to the thirteenth rotation element,
the first rotation element is selectively connected to the transmission housing through a first brake, and
the third rotation element is selectively connected to the transmission housing through a second brake.

4. The planetary gear train of claim 3 , wherein a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a ring gear of the first planetary gear set are set as the first, second, and third rotation elements,
a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a ring gear of the second planetary gear set are set as the fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, and
a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a ring gear of the fifth planetary gear set are set as the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth rotation elements.

5. The planetary gear train of claim 3 , wherein the compound planetary gear set is formed by combining the third and fourth planetary gear sets that are single pinion planetary gear sets,
the seventh rotation element includes third and fourth sun gears that are directly connected to each other,
the eighth rotation element includes third and fourth planet carriers that are directly connected to each other,
the ninth rotation element includes a third ring gear, and
the tenth rotation element includes a fourth ring gear.

6. A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, comprising:
an input shaft receiving torque of an engine;
an output shaft outputting changed torque;
a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements;
a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements;
a compound planetary gear set formed by combining third and fourth planetary gear sets and including seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth rotation elements;
a fifth planetary gear set including eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth rotation elements;
a first rotation shaft including the third rotation element;
a second rotation shaft including the second and thirteenth rotation elements;
a third rotation shaft including the first and fourth rotation elements;
a fourth rotation shaft including the fifth rotation element and directly connected to the input shaft;
a fifth rotation shaft including the sixth rotation element and the seventh rotation element;
a sixth rotation shaft including the eighth rotation element;
a seventh rotation shaft including the ninth rotation element;
an eighth rotation shaft including the tenth rotation element and the eleventh rotation element;
a ninth rotation shaft including the twelfth rotation element and directly connected to the output shaft;
a first clutch selectively connecting the fourth rotation shaft to the seventh rotation shaft;
a second clutch selectively connecting the second rotation shaft to the sixth rotation shaft;
a third clutch connecting any two rotation shafts among the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth rotation shafts so as to direct-couple the third and fourth planetary gear sets;
a fourth clutch selectively connecting the fifth rotation shaft to the ninth rotation shaft;
a first brake selectively connecting the third rotation shaft to a transmission housing; and
a second brake selectively connecting the first rotation shaft to the transmission housing.

7. The planetary gear train of claim 6 , wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth planetary gear sets are disposed sequentially from an engine side.

8. The planetary gear train of claim 6 , wherein the third clutch is disposed between the fifth rotation shaft and the eighth rotation shaft.

9. The planetary gear train of claim 6 , wherein a first forward speed stage is achieved by operation of the first clutch and the first and second brakes,
a second forward speed stage is achieved by operation of the third clutch and the first and second brakes,
a third forward speed stage is achieved by operation of the first and third clutches and the second brake,
a fourth forward speed stage is achieved by operation of the third and fourth clutches and the second brake,
a fifth forward speed stage is achieved by operation of the first and fourth clutches and the second brake,
a sixth forward speed stage is achieved by operation of the first and second clutches and the second brake,
a seventh forward speed stage is achieved by operation of the first, second, and third clutches,
an eighth forward speed stage is achieved by operation of the first and second clutches and the first brake,
a ninth forward speed stage is achieved by operation of the second and fourth clutches and the first brake, and
a reverse speed stage is achieved by operation of the second clutch and the first and second brakes.

10. A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, comprising:
an input shaft receiving torque of an engine;
an output shaft outputting changed torque;
a first planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a first planet carrier, and a first ring gear;
a second planetary gear set including a second sun gear, a second planet carrier, and a second ring gear;
a third planetary gear set including a third sun gear, a third planet carrier, and a third ring gear;
a fourth planetary gear set including a fourth sun gear, a fourth planet carrier, and a fourth ring gear;
a fifth planetary gear set including a fifth sun gear, a fifth planet carrier, and a fifth rin

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Hyndai Motor Company

Inventors

• Lee Kyeonghun
• Lee Chang Wook
• Park Jongsool
• Lee Sueng Ho
• Hwang Dong Hwan

Classifications

• F16H3/66 Primary

  composed of a number of gear trains without drive passing from one train to another · CPC title

• F16H2200/2046

  with six engaging means · CPC title

• F16H3/666 Primary

  with intermeshing orbital gears (F16H3/663 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16H2200/0065

  the gear ratios comprising nine forward speeds · CPC title

• F16H2200/2097

  comprising an orbital gear set member permanently connected to the housing, e.g. a sun wheel permanently connected to the housing · CPC title