The transmission control unit includes a gear ratio abnormality determination unit and a limp home control unit. The gear ratio abnormality determination unit is configured to determine that a gear ratio is abnormal when, during travelling at a predetermined gear position, a difference between an actual gear ratio, which is calculated based on a transmission input shaft rotation speed and a transmission output shaft rotation speed, and a set gear ratio at the predetermined gear position is equal to or greater than a set value. The limp home control unit is configured to, when the gear ratio abnormality determination unit determines that the gear ratio is abnormal, output a disengagement instruction for disengaging all of the plurality of friction elements, when it is confirmed that a neutral state is shifted to according to the output of the disengagement instruction, determine engagement/disengagement of a specific friction element among the plurality of friction elements based on rotation/stop information of a rotation member of the stepped transmission mechanism, and determine an evacuation gear position based on determination information on the engagement/disengagement of the specific friction element, and shift the gear position to the determined evacuation gear position.

The control device is configured to supply an offset current value to disengagement solenoids of disengagement-side friction engaging elements among a plurality of shift solenoids that control respective shift oil pressures applied to the plurality of friction engaging elements, and when a current gear position is a first speed position or a reverse position, decrease a current value to be supplied to at least one of the disengagement solenoids that are supplied with the offset current value to be lower than the offset current value.

A multiple speed transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a first planetary gearset having a first member, a second member, and a third member, and a second planetary gearset having an input member, a reaction member, a second member, and a third member. The transmission also includes a plurality of interconnecting members each connected between at least one of the first and second planetary gearsets and at least another of the first and second planetary gearsets. The transmission includes a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms which are selectively engageable in combinations of at least two to establish a plurality of forward speed ratios and a plurality of reverse speed ratios between the input shaft and the output shaft.

The invention relates to a multi-speed transmission on a central axis (6a), comprising a drive-side hollow shaft (4a) and an output-side hub sleeve (I) and two, at least two-stage, planetary gearboxes (EG, NSG), arranged coaxially therebetween or therein, each gearbox having sun gears, planetary gears which are connected to one another via associated frames, and ring gears, and each can be shifted into a direct drive and into a plurality of stepped conversion modes, wherein the first planetary gearbox (EG) is driven on its frame (8) and can be selectively shifted, by means of three clutches (20, 30, 40), into the direct drive or by axially fixing individual sun gears (9c,9d) into said transmission modes, and the second planetary gearbox (NSG) can be shifted by further clutches (50, 60, 70, 80, 90) by means of an axial fixing of the sun gear (204) when the input drive and output drive are shifted between its ring gear (200) or frame (202) into a conversion mode at a low speed and into a conversion mode at high speed and directly into a gear. By means of an axially displaceable control slide, spring-loaded, radially extending coupling rings (e.g 91a, 91b) of a respective gear stage can be released, such that the control slide is guided in helical circular grooves (24 . . . 94) of a coaxial switching drum (6b) and in radial slots that are oriented parallel to the gear axis of a hollow axle (6a) enclosing them, respectively actuating the associated coupling rings.

A roughing grinding tool has a supporting body and at least one abrasive circle. The supporting body includes an abrasive grain for roughing grinding. The supporting body serves to support the at least one abrasive circle and itself for roughing grinding. The roughing grinding tool is easy to produce and robust and has a high removal capacity in conjunction with a long service life.

The control device is configured to supply an offset current value to disengagement solenoids of disengagement-side friction engaging elements among a plurality of shift solenoids that control respective shift oil pressures applied to the plurality of friction engaging elements, and when a current gear position is a first speed position or a reverse position, decrease a current value to be supplied to at least one of the disengagement solenoids that are supplied with the offset current value to be lower than the offset current value.

A transmission for a vehicle is configured to provide nine forward gears in sequence from the first gear to the ninth gear The transmission includes

a first and a second planetary gear set, wherein

the first and second planetary gear sets are configured axially in series, wherein

each planetary gear set is configured to provide a first and a second forward speed reduction and one direct speed with a one to one (1:1) speed ratio, the first forward speed reduction being larger than the second forward speed reduction, thereby providing three forward speeds with different speed ratios wherein

each planetary gear set is configured to be individually shiftable between its three forward speeds

wherein the transmission is configured to provide

the first to third gears by utilizing the first forward speed reduction of the second planetary gear set and by alternating the three forward speeds with different speed ratios of the first planetary gear set,

the fourth to fifth gears by utilizing the first forward speed reduction of the first planetary gear set,

the sixth to seventh gears by utilizing the second forward speed reduction of the first planetary gear set, and

the eighth to ninth gears by utilizing the direct speed of the first planetary gear set.

The lock-up control unit is configured to: in a case where the normal mode is selected, disengage the lock-up clutch when a vehicle speed decreases and reaches a first vehicle speed while the vehicle is traveling in a state where the lock-up clutch is engaged, in a case where the eco mode is selected, disengage the lock-up clutch when the vehicle speed decreases and reaches a second vehicle speed in a brake operation OFF state while the vehicle is traveling in the state where the lock-up clutch is engaged, in the case where the eco mode is selected, disengage the lock-up clutch when the vehicle speed decreases and reaches a third vehicle speed in a brake operation ON state while the vehicle is traveling in the state where the lock-up clutch is engaged, and set the third vehicle speed to a vehicle speed lower than the first vehicle speed, and set the second vehicle speed to a vehicle speed higher than the first vehicle speed.

A drive unit assembly. The drive unit assembly includes one or more first motors drivingly connected to at least a first end portion of a first shaft. A planetary gear assembly having a sun gear, one or more planetary gears, a ring gear and a carrier. At least a portion of the sun gear is drivingly connected to at least a portion of a second end portion of the first shaft and the carrier is drivingly connected to at least a portion of the one or more planetary gears. A differential input member is drivingly connected to at least a portion of the carrier and a differential assembly. At least a portion of a first axle half shaft is drivingly connected to the differential and is disposed within a hollow portion of said first shaft and a second axle half shaft is drivingly connected to the differential assembly.

A hybrid dual-clutch transmission includes a first sub-transmission and a second sub-transmission, a first countershaft, a first output gear non-rotatably connected to the first countershaft, a second countershaft, a dual clutch, which has a first clutch assigned to the first sub-transmission and a second clutch assigned to the second sub-transmission, a separating clutch and an electric motor. The electric motor is or can be coupled to the separating clutch and to the dual clutch.