Provided is a structure for lubricating a clutch, the structure including: an oil capturing groove provided along an inner circumference of a ring gear at one side of a pinion gear; and an oil hole connected to an inside of a clutch hub through the oil capturing groove.

Disclosed is a forward/reverse switching mechanism (2) with a planetary gear set (3), a reverse brake (5) and a forward clutch (4). The planetary gear set (3) includes a sun gear (31) which serves as an input part, a carrier (34) which serves as an output part, and a ring gear (32). The reverse brake (5) is adapted to fix the ring gear (32). The forward clutch (4) is adapted to connect the ring gear (32) and the sun gear (31) to each other. The ring gear (32), a drive plate (52) provided on a ring gear (32) side of the reverse brake (5) and a driven plate (41) provided on a ring gear (32) side of the forward clutch (4) are spline-fitted to a clutch drum (6).

The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a double layer type transmission planetary gear carrier and a planetary gear carrier manufactured by the same, and more particularly, to a material of the carrier and a method of combining materials. The present manufacturing method includes: forming and processing a carrier plate and a base plate by performing hot forging on two aluminum alloys; and welding a connecting portion between the two plates. The present double layer carrier may include a carrier plate; and a base plate which is welded on a connecting portion of the carrier plate, in which materials of the two plates are aluminum forging alloys. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce a weight of the double layer type planetary gear carrier by about 60% by applying an aluminum material and it is possible to easily manufacture the double layer type planetary gear carrier.

A hybrid drive system can include a shaft, an electrical machine comprising a rotor and a stator, and a mechanical disconnect system connecting the rotor to the shaft. The mechanical disconnect system is configured to mechanically connect the rotor to the shaft in a first state and to mechanically disconnect the rotor from the shaft in a second state such that rotor does not drive the shaft or such that the rotor is not driven by the shaft. The rotor can be a permanent magnet rotor, for example.

A control device for an automatic transmission is provided, which includes a vehicle-propelling friction engagement element configured to be engaged when a vehicle starts traveling, an other friction engagement element, a vehicle-propelling friction engagement element temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the vehicle-propelling friction engagement element, an input speed detector configured to detect an input speed of the automatic transmission, and a processor configured to execute lubricant supply control logic to control supply of lubricant to the vehicle-propelling friction engagement element and the other friction engagement element. The lubricant supply control logic switches the supply amount of lubricant to the vehicle-propelling friction engagement element according to the temperature of the vehicle-propelling friction engagement element, and switches the supply amount of lubricant to the other friction engagement element according to the input speed.

A control device for an automatic transmission is provided, which includes a vehicle-propelling friction engagement element configured to be engaged when a vehicle starts traveling, an other friction engagement element, a vehicle-propelling friction engagement element temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the vehicle-propelling friction engagement element, an other friction engagement element temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the other friction engagement element, and a processor configured to execute lubricant supply control logic to control supply of lubricant to the vehicle-propelling friction engagement element and the other friction engagement element. The lubricant supply control logic switches the supply amount of lubricant to the vehicle-propelling friction engagement element according to the temperature of the vehicle-propelling friction engagement element, and switches the supply amount of lubricant to the other friction engagement element according to the temperature of the other friction engagement element.

A clutch carrier assembly for a transmission is disclosed that comprises a clutch carrier and a ring gear carrier. The clutch carrier includes a plurality of tabs and the ring gear carrier includes a plurality of openings defined in, and extending through, an outer surface. The ring gear carrier is disposed within the clutch carrier. Each of the tabs is received within a corresponding one of the openings such that the ring gear carrier and the clutch carrier are held together.

A planetary gearbox including a first sun gear; a first ring gear; a first set of planet gears meshing with the first sun gear and the first ring gear; a second sun gear; a second ring gear; a second plurality of planet gears meshing with the second ring gear and the second sun gear, wherein the i.sup.th gear in the first set of planet gears is fixed to the i.sup.th gear in the second set of planet gears so that the gears in the first set and the second set rotate together coaxially. The resulting planetary gearbox can be readily integrated into compact robotic joints. Its few lightweight components can be manufactured with high accuracy with standard machining techniques.

A first planetary gear set includes a first sun gear to which power is input from a hydraulic motor. The first planetary gear set includes a first carrier and a first ring gear. The first carrier and the first ring gear are able to rotate in conjunction with rotation of the first sun gear. A second planetary gear set includes a second sun gear configured so as to rotate integrally with the first carrier. A hydraulic clutch mechanism allows or prohibits the rotation of the first ring gear.

Actuation unit for a clutch system of a motor vehicle drivetrain including: a drive plate on an input shaft of the clutch system; a clutch piston arranged to actuate a clutch of the clutch system; a compensation chamber plate defining a compensation chamber; wherein the clutch piston separates a pressure chamber between the drive plate and the clutch piston from the compensation chamber between the clutch piston and the compensation chamber plate. The pressure chamber contains a hydraulic fluid for hydraulically actuating the clutch piston, and the compensating chamber is arranged to compensate centrifugal force pressure on the clutch piston. The compensation chamber plate is fixedly connected to the drive plate.