Patent GB-1067282-A (GB)
Title: A fluid pressure control system for controlling a variable speed planetary transmission
IPC: F16H59/02
Filed: 1965-01-07
Abstract: 1,067,282. Change-speed control. DEERE & CO. Jan. 7, 1965 [Jan 17, 1964], No. 738/65. Heading F2D. A fluid pressure-control system for a planetary transmission comprises control valve means connected to a sump, a pair of actuators connected to friction devices in the transmission, and to a pressure source 120 and being movable to alternately charge one actuator whilst conditioning the other actuator to discharge to the sump, and a dump valve DV having a piston 172 responsive to a pressure drop in the system acting at port 170 upon charging of one actuator for delaying discharge of the other actuator to the sump, via port 232, 266 or 270, until the system substantially recovers from the pressure drop. A control for the valves of the system comprises a member 458, Figs. 9, 11, rockable on a shaft 454 and carrying a lever 456 on a pin 460 whereby the member 458 and lever 456 can rock together on shaft 454 and lever 456 can rock relative to member 458. The arcuate lower end 474 of lever 456 engages a slot 476 in a lever 478 which is movable parallel to shaft 454 to pivot bell-crank 486 and move link 496 connected to an arm 392 fixed to a shaft 382; rotation of shaft 382 moves an arm 386 and, through rod 390, the spool 196 of a direction valve DSV between forward-neutralreverse. The member 458 is integral with an arm 466 connected by link 470 to an arm 400 on a shaft 384 whereby on rotation of lever 456 and member 458, a lever 394 and hence the spool 302 of a speed-selection valve SSV are moved through positions P-8. A cam 402 on arm 386 and a projection 404 on lever 394 cooperate to prevent lever 394 moving past position 4 when the arm is in the reverse position R. To control a park lock, an extension 522 of an arm 520 loosely mounted on shaft 454, is engaged by an extension 524 of member 458 and rocked counterclockwise; a further arm 528 loose on shaft 454 is connected by linkage 532 to the park lock arm 422 and is connected to arm 520 by a spring 534 whereby a force is exerted via a cam (418), Fig. 14, not shown, and follower (424) on pawl (414) to overcome spring (416) and thus engage pawl (414) with output shaft gear (146). The cam (418) is positively rotated in the reverse direction on movement of lever 456 from the parking position, Fig. 15, not shown, by a step 544 on lever 456, Fig. 12, engaging and rotating a lug 542 on a sleeve 540. Fig. 11, fixed to arm 520, the extension 522 of arm 520 engaging an extension 538 of arm 528 to rotate it and hence cam 418. The step 544 on lever 456 is moved away from lug 542 when the lever is rotated relative to member 458 for movement into forward and reverse speeds. Should lever 394, Fig. 9, be moved to the park position P whilst lever 386 is in the reverse position R then projection 404 engages valve spool 196 to move it to neutral. The transmission, Fig. 1, provides eight forward and four reverse ratios, and comprises a drum 22 splined to input shaft 20 and being selectively clutched by clutches C1, C2, CP to shaft 30 and sun gear 68, shaft 26 and sun gear 66, and to power take-off gear 42 respectively. Gears 66, 68 mesh with stepped pinions 80, 78 which, in turn, mesh with ring-gears 76, 74 which can be braked by brakes B1 B2. The carrier 54 is the driven member of this planetary system and is the input member of a second system comprise planets 92 meshing with a sun gear 88 which can be braked by brake B4 or clutched by clutch C3 to output shaft 104; planets 92 also mesh with gears 100 on carrier shafts 114, Fig. 2, these gears meshing with sun gear 102 which is splined to output shaft 104. The brakes and clutches are fluid-operated, pressure being supplied to the various pistons 128-140, Fig. 7, by valves V1-V4 under the control of speed selector valve SSV and direction selector valve DSV. The spool 302 of valve SSV is moved by a gear lever, not shown, to connect pump 120, driven by input shaft 20, to various ports 316-322 connected to the valves V1-V4, the spools of which are thereby moved against springs to vent or pressurize certain of the brakes and clutches, the spool 302 being held in each position by a peg 324. Pressure for the clutches and brakes is derived from a circuit, including an accumulator 168 and foot valve FV which can be operated to "inch " the vehicle or to stop the vehicle in an emergency. The brakes and clutches are connected to a sump via the dumper valve D.V. which ensures that during change from one ratio to another one brake or clutch is discharged only when the on-coming brake or clutch has reached a specific degree of engagement, for smooth changes. Operation.-With the gear lever in neutral and in the forward range clutch C3, and brake B1 are engaged; for 1st position clutch C1 is also engaged transmitting drive via 22, C1, 30, 68, 54, 92, 88, 108, C3, 106; for 2nd position a change from B1 to B2 leaving C1 and C3 engaged drives carrier 54 by utilizing fixed ring 74; for 3rd position a change from C1 to C2 and B2 back to B1 is necessary leaving C3 engaged and the carrier 54 being driven through sun gear 66 with ring gear 74 fixed; for 4th gear position B1 is released and B2 is engaged to drive the carrier 54 by fixing ring 76; 5th and 6th gears employ overdrive of the 3rd speed and 4th speed respectively, the brake B4 being engaged instead of clutch C3 whereby sun gear 88 is fixed and sun gear 102 is driven. In 7th speed clutches C1, C2 and C3 are engaged with brakes B1 B2 disengaged given direct drive straight through, whilst with clutches C1 C2 being engaged and brake B4 instead of clutch C3, 8th speed is produced by overdriving 7th speed. The reverse speeds are similar to the first four forward speeds except that the reversing brake B3 is always engaged instead of clutch C3.