Patent GB-1203565-A (GB)
Title: Multiple ratio hydrokinetic torque converter transmission with split-torque lock-up clutches in the converter housing
IPC: F16H47/08
Filed: 1969-01-24
Abstract: 1,203,565. Hydro-mechanical variable speed gear; clutch combinations. FORD MOTOR CO. Ltd. 24 Jan., 1969 [20 Feb., 1968], No. 4071/69. Headings F2C and F2D. In a motor-vehicle hydro-mechanical transmission providing two reduced forward, directdrive and reverse ratios, the drive to the gearing is through two concentric shafts 46, 48, each carrying a clutch disc 62, 54 (or cone, Fig. 4, not shown); the latter 54 being arranged between a converter impeller casing wall 18 and the other clutch disc 62, fast with the converter turbine 70, whereby the discs 62, 54 may be selectively clutched to each other or, one or both to the impeller casing 20, for torque converter drive in the forward and reverse ratios, or split-torque drive or mechanical lock-up respectively in the forward ratios. The gear comprises two sun-ring trains 88, 90 behind a torque converter 68-78 of the overrun reaction type driven by an input shaft 10. The turbine shaft 46 of the converter forms one input of the compounded planetary trains 88, 90 which share a common sun 94, selectively stationable by an hydraulically applied multidisc brake 156 and clutchable to the turbine shaft 46 by an hydraulically applied multi-disc clutch 146, and have the carrier 96 of the front train 88 and the ring 108 of the rear train 90 connected to an output shaft 102. The ring 92 of the front train 88 is connected to the other input shaft 48 carrying the friction faced clutch disc 54, and the carrier 110 of the rear train 90 is selectively stationed by an hydraulically applied multi-disc brake 130. The clutch discs 62 and 54 on the input shafts 46, 48 together with the converter impeller wall 18 form two intermediate chambers connected by ducts 166, 168 to fluid pressure lines B and C which together with a further line A, all arranged between the concentric input shafts 48, 46, fixed stator shaft 38 and impeller pump drive shaft 26 respectively, may be selectively pressurized or exhausted to engage or release the clutch discs 54, 62, as outlined above, in addition to charging the converter. For converter drive in the forward ratios, lines A and B are connected to cooler and exhaust respectively and line C pressurized to engage clutch disc 54 with turbine disc 62. First (low) ratio is obtained with the brake 130 engaged and the other clutch 146 and brake 156 released so that the front ring 92 is driven and the rear carrier 110 is stationed by the brake 130. Intermediate ratio is obtained with the brake 156 engaged to station the sun 94 and again drive through the front ring 92 so that the front train 88 only is operative. Direct drive is obtained by engaging clutch 146 to lock the trains. Reverse is obtained by pressurizing line B to release clutch discs 54, 62 and engaging clutch 146 and brake 130 so that only the rear train is operative. For lock-up drive in each of the forward ratios, line A is pressurized and both lines B and C exhausted to engage both clutch discs 54, 62 with the impeller shell to lock-up the converter. For split-torque condition in direct drive, line B is pressurized and lines A and C connected to cooler and exhaust, whereby clutch disc 54 locks shaft 48 to the impeller shell, and turbine disc 62 drives shaft 46, the drive being mechanical through shaft 48 to ring 92 and hydrodynamic through shaft 46 and clutch 146 to sun 94.