A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft directly connected with a motor/generator, second and third input shafts and torque mediating shaft coaxial and selectively connected with the first input shaft, a first intermediate shaft and first and second idle shafts in parallel with the first input shaft, a second intermediate shaft in parallel with the first input shaft, and selectively connected with a transmission housing, an output shaft in parallel with the first input shaft, and coaxial and selectively connected with the second intermediate shaft, a first shifting section including six gear sets, selectively receiving torque through the first and third input shafts, and outputting intermediate shift-stages, and a second shifting section including a planetary gear set, forming an output torque by combination torques from the first shifting section and the second input shaft, and outputting the output torque to the output shaft.

Provided herein are a transmission method and a device for coaxially outputting autorotation and revolution. The axis of a power output shaft (17) and the axis of a crank of a power input shaft (1) are coincided with each other. The power output shaft (17) revolves around the axis of a main shaft of the power input shaft (1), and the revolution speed equals to the rotation speed of the power input shaft (1). After the superposition of a transition gear train (A) and a K-H-V few-tooth-difference planetary gear train (B), a driving force of the power input shaft (1) enables the power output shaft (17) to generate the autorotation which has the same speed as that of the power input shaft (1) but in the opposite direction, and at the same time, a thrust bearing (19) coaxial with the power output shaft (17) is connected to a thrust bearing (18) coaxial with the main shaft of the power input shaft (1) in series to bear axial loads. The transmission device for coaxially outputting autorotation and revolution is mainly formed by the power input shaft (1), the transition gear train (A), the K-H-V few-tooth-difference planetary gear train (B), the thrust bearings (18, 19) connected in series, and the power output shaft (17), etc. The device can be combined with a plasticizing delivery device using an eccentric rotor and having pulsed volume deformation to form an extruder.

Transmission system for a vehicle having an input arranged for connection to a drive source, and an output arranged for connection to a load. The transmission includes a transmission. The transmission includes first input shaft, a first output shaft connected to the output, and a first speed transforming gear connecting the first input shaft and the first output shaft, and a second input shaft, a second output shaft connected to the output, and a second speed transforming gear connecting the second input shaft and the second output shaft. The transmission includes a first coupling member, arranged for coupling the input to the first input shaft at a first speed ratio and a second coupling member, arranged for coupling the input to the second input shaft at a second speed ratio. The first and second speed transforming gears together include a plurality of transmission gears, wherein the transmission gears are arranged such that successive shifting through respective first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth gears is effected by alternatingly engaging the first coupling member and the second coupling member.

In a transmission structure according to this invention, speed change ratios of input side first and second transmission mechanisms are set so that the rotational speed of a planetary second element is the same when an HST output is set to a second HST speed in either a first transmission state or a second transmission state, and the rotational speed of a planetary first element is the same when the HST output is set to the second HST speed in either the second transmission state or the first transmission state. The speed change ratios of an output side first and second transmission mechanisms are set so that the rotational speed developed in a speed change output shaft when the HST output is set to the second HST speed is the same in either the first or second transmission states.

A vehicular power unit downsized using a speed reducing mechanism of high speed reduction ratio. In a vehicular power unit, a torque applied to an input shaft from an actuator is multiplied by a speed reducing mechanism to be transmitted to an axle. The speed reducing mechanism includes: an external gear of a ring gear; a first pinion that engages with the external gear; a second pinion that rotates integrally with the first pinion; a pinion shaft that rotates integrally with the first pinion and the second pinion; a center gear that rotates integrally with a sun gear; a counter gear that engages with both of the center gear and the second pinion; and a carrier shaft that rotates integrally with a carrier. The pinion shaft is coupled to the input shaft, and the carrier shaft is coupled to the axle.

A transmission for a motor vehicle wherein the drive shaft (An) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the first shift element (K1) to the first shaft (1) and by the second shift element (K2) to the second shaft (2). The second shaft (2) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the fifth shift element (B2) to the housing (3). The third shaft (4) is rotationally fixedly connected to the third gear set element of the second planetary gear set (RS2) and to the first gear set element of the third planetary gear set and is rotationally fixedly connectable by the sixth shift element (B1) to the housing (3). The second gear set element of the third planetary gear set (RS3) is rotationally fixedly connected to the output shaft (Ab), and the third gear set element of the third planetary gear set (RS3) is rotationally fixedly connected to the second shaft (2).

A control apparatus for a vehicle provided with a step-variable transmission including a one-way clutch to be placed in an engaged state to establish a predetermined one of gear positions of the step-variable transmission, and a coupling device disposed parallel with the one-way clutch, includes a control portion configured to control a shift-up action of the step-variable transmission from the above-indicated predetermined one gear position in which the coupling device is placed in its engaged state, the control portion controlling the shift-up action so as to delay a releasing action of the coupling device where a required torque of the vehicle prior to a moment of initiation of an inertia phase of the shift-up action is larger than a predetermined value, with respect to the releasing action where the required torque is not larger than the predetermined value.

A planet carrier for a speed-reducing unit with a planetary gear set is provided. The planet carrier generally includes a torque transmission part having a longitudinal axis and an annular cage extending about the axis and connected to one longitudinal end of the part. The cage may include two sides extending radially relative to the axis and connected by bridges, and seats extending axially between the flanks and configured to support planetary gears rotatably mounted about the seats. The curved members may include at least two corresponding bars each inclined relative to a longitudinal plane passing both through the axis and substantially through the corresponding bar.

A powertrain for a vehicle may include a main shaft; a transmission unit provided to selectively supply power of a motor to the main shaft with different gear ratios; a differential connected to the main shaft; two driveshafts provided to output power in opposed directions from the differential; a rotating ring rotatably mounted on the main shaft through a first clutch; and a second clutch provided to select either a state where the rotating ring is connected to the transmission unit or a state where the rotating ring is connected to a selected driveshaft of the two driveshafts.

A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle may include a first input shaft selectively connectable to an engine output shaft, a second input shaft coaxial and selectively connectable to the first input shaft, a torque mediating shaft coaxial with the first input shaft, a first intermediate shaft in parallel with the first input shaft, a compound shifting section including a first planetary gear set having a sun gear fixed to the torque mediating shaft, a planet carrier fixed to the second input shaft, and a ring gear and a second planetary gear set having a sun gear fixedly to the first intermediate shaft, a ring gear selectively connectable to a transmission housing, and a planet carrier for outputting a torque, and a fixed shifting section receiving a torque from the compound shifting section and outputting a modified torque to the second sun gear of the compound shifting section.