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A gear train of an automatic transmission for vehicles is provided to improve power delivery performance and reduce fuel consumption as a consequence of realizing eight forward speeds and two reverse speeds by combining two simple planetary gear sets and one compound planetary gear set with two clutches and four brakes.

A gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle includes: a first planetary gear set that receives an input speed from an input shaft and outputs a reduced speed; a second planetary gear set that receives the reduced speed of the first planetary gear set and selectively outputs a same speed or a reversed speed; and a third planetary gear set that receives the reduced speed of the first planetary gear set, the input speed from the input shaft, and the output speed of the second planetary gear set, and then outputs a shifted output speed.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission may include an input shaft; an output shaft; first to fourth planetary gear sets and six control elements disposed at a portion selectively connecting the rotation elements and the rotation elements or a portion selectively connecting the rotation elements and the transmission housing, wherein the input shaft is continuously connected to the third rotation element, the output shaft is continuously connected to the twelfth rotation element, the first rotation element is continuously connected to the transmission housing, the fourth rotation element is continuously connected to the seventh rotation element, the fourth rotation element is continuously connected to the tenth rotation element, the eighth rotation element is continuously connected to the twelfth rotation element, the fifth rotation element is selectively connected to the transmission housing.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for vehicles may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first rotation shaft, a second rotation shaft, a third rotation shaft, a fourth rotation shaft selectively connected to the input shaft, a fifth rotation shaft selectively connected to the input shaft or selectively connected to the transmission housing, a sixth rotation shaft directly connected to the output shaft to be continuously operated as an output element, a seventh rotation shaft selectively connected to the transmission housing, an eighth rotation shaft selectively connected to the third rotation shaft, a ninth rotation shaft directly connected to the input shaft to be continuously operated as an input element, and six friction elements.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is provided. The planetary gear train includes an input shaft that receives power of an engine and an output shaft that outputs the power. Additionally, four planetary gear sets are provided, each including three rotational elements. Various shafts then either directly or selectively connect the rotational elements. The planetary gear train maximizes driving efficiency of the engine and improves power delivery performance and fuel consumption through the achievement of the increased shift-stages of the automatic transmission.

A gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may be provided to realize eight forward speeds and one reverse speed with three single pinion planetary gear set, four clutches and two brakes.

A power train of an automatic transmission realizes nine forward speeds and two reverse speeds. In the power train of this invention, an output unit selectively receives reduced rotation speed from a speed reduction unit or selectively receives rotation speed of an input shaft and generates the nine forward speeds and two reverse speeds by operation of five clutches and three brakes.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle is disclosed and may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting torque; a first, second, third and fourth planetary gear set, each having three rotation elements, together first-twelfth rotation elements; a first shaft fixedly connected to a second rotation element and selectively connected to the input shaft; a second shaft fixedly connected to a fourth rotation element and selectively connected to the input shaft; a third shaft fixedly connected to an eighth rotation element and a twelfth rotation element, and fixedly connected to the output shaft; a fourth shaft fixedly connected to a first rotation element, a fifth rotation element, and a ninth rotation element; a fifth shaft connected to a sixth rotation element and an eleventh rotation element; and a plurality of shafts selectively connected to a transmission housing.

The present invention provides gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle having a first planetary gear set being a double pinion planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set being a single pinion planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set being a Ravigneaux planetary gear set, with five clutches and two brakes, which realizes ten forward speeds and three reverse speeds.

A gear train in an automatic transmission for vehicles may include: a first planetary gear set outputting reduced and same rotational speeds through two pathways by using torque received from an input shaft through one input pathway; a second planetary gear set outputting reversed and same outputs by using the reduced rotational speed from the first planetary gear set, and outputting an increased input when the reduced and same rotational speeds are simultaneous inputted from the first planetary gear set; and a third planetary gear set outputting six forward speeds and one reverse speed by using the outputs from the second planetary gear set and torque from the input shaft.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, six friction elements disposed to selectively connect rotation elements of the planetary gear sets with each other and selectively connect the rotation elements with a transmission housing, a first rotation shaft selectively connected to the input shaft, a second rotation shaft, a third rotation shaft selectively connected to at least one of the input shaft and the transmission housing, a fourth rotation shaft selectively connected to the second rotation shaft, a fifth rotation shaft selectively connected to the second rotation shaft, a sixth rotation shaft directly connected to the transmission housing, and a seventh rotation shaft selectively connected to the second rotation shaft, and directly connected to the output shaft.

A planetary gear train may include first planetary gear set including first to third rotation elements, second planetary gear set including fourth to sixth rotation elements, third planetary gear set including seventh to ninth rotation elements, fourth planetary gear set including tenth to twelfth rotation elements, fifth planetary gear set including thirteenth to fifteenth rotation elements, first shaft fixed to the first and fifth rotation elements and fixed to the input shaft, second shaft fixed to the fourteenth rotation element and the output shaft, third shaft fixed to the sixth and tenth rotation elements, fourth shaft fixed to the eighth and fifteenth rotation elements, fifth shaft fixed to the eleventh and thirteenth rotation elements, sixth shaft fixed to the twelfth rotation element, seventh shaft fixed to the third, fourth, and seventh rotation elements, eighth shaft fixed to the second rotation element, and ninth shaft fixed to the ninth rotation element.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for vehicles may include an input shaft configured to receive power of an engine, an output shaft configured to output shifted power of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first rotating shaft selectively connected to a transmission housing, a second rotating shaft, a third rotating shaft selectively connected to the transmission housing, a fourth rotating shaft directly connected to the input shaft to be continuously operated as an input element, a fifth rotating shaft, a sixth rotating shaft, a seventh rotating shaft selectively connected to the input shaft simultaneously with being selectively connected to the fifth and sixth rotating shafts, an eighth rotating shaft directly connected to the output shaft simultaneously with being selectively connected to the sixth rotating shaft, and six friction elements.

A gear train of an automatic transmission for vehicles has the advantages of simplifying structures of the automatic transmission and improving power delivery performance and fuel economy as a consequence of realizing at least nine forward speeds and one reverse speed by combining three simple planetary gear sets with four clutches and three brakes.

A planetary gear train for an automatic transmission of a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first rotation shaft selectively connected to a transmission housing, a second rotation shaft, a third rotation shaft selectively connected to the transmission housing, a fourth rotation shaft, directly connected to the input shaft, a fifth rotation shaft including the second ring gear and the third and fourth sun gears, a sixth rotation shaft selectively connected to the second rotation shaft, a seventh rotation shaft selectively connected to the second and fourth rotation shafts, an eighth rotation shaft selectively connected to the sixth rotation shaft, and directly connected to the output shaft; and six friction elements.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a fourth shaft, a fifth shaft, a sixth shaft directly connected to the output shaft, and a seventh shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first rotation shaft, a second rotation shaft directly connected to the output shaft, a third rotation shaft selectively connected to a transmission housing, a fourth rotation shaft selectively connected to the first rotation shaft, a fifth rotation shaft selectively connected to the first rotation shaft, a sixth rotation shaft, a seventh rotation shaft directly connected to the input shaft, and an eighth rotation shaft selectively connected to the first rotation shaft, the sixth rotation shaft, or the transmission housing.

A planetary gear train may include an input shaft, an output shaft, first and second planetary gear sets each having three rotation elements, a first rotation shaft directly connected to one rotation element of the second planetary gear set and selectively connected to the input shaft, a second rotation shaft directly connected to one rotation element of the first planetary gear set and another rotation element of the second planetary gear set, and directly connected to the output shaft, a third rotation shaft directly connected to another rotation element of the first planetary gear set and the remaining rotation element of the second planetary gear set, and selectively connected to the input shaft and/or selectively connected to a transmission housing, and a fourth rotation shaft directly connected to the remaining rotation element of the first planetary gear set, and selectively connected to the input shaft through two paths and/or selectively connected to the transmission housing.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements, and seven friction elements disposed to selectively connect the rotation elements and to selectively connect the rotation elements with a transmission housing.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements, and seven friction elements disposed to selectively connect the rotation elements with each other and selectively connect the rotation elements with a transmission housing.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission may include: an input shaft; an output shaft; first to third planetary gear sets and six control elements disposed between rotating elements, and disposed at portions where rotating elements are selectively connected to transmission housing, first rotating shaft including first rotating element and ninth rotating element and selectively connected with input shaft; second rotating shaft including second rotating element and fourth rotating element; third rotating shaft including third rotating element and selectively connected with input shaft or transmission housing; fourth rotating shaft including fifth rotating element; fifth rotating shaft including sixth rotating element and directly connected with transmission housing; sixth rotating shaft including seventh rotating element and selectively connected with second rotating shaft or fourth rotating shaft; and seventh rotating shaft including eighth rotating element and selectively connected with second rotating shaft and simultaneously and is directly connected with output shaft.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission may include first planetary gear set including first to third rotation elements, second planetary gear set including fourth to sixth rotation elements, third planetary gear set including seventh to ninth rotation elements, fourth planetary gear set including tenth to twelfth rotation elements, fifth planetary gear set including thirteenth to fifteenth rotation elements, first shaft fixed to the third rotation element and the input shaft, second shaft fixed to the eighth and eleventh rotation elements, third shaft fixed to the fourteenth rotation element and the output shaft, fourth shaft fixed to the second rotation element, fifth shaft fixed to the sixth and seventh rotation elements, sixth shaft fixed to the ninth and fifteenth rotation elements, and shafts formed by combinations of remaining rotation elements among the first to fifteenth rotation elements that are not connected to the first shaft to the sixth shaft.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft directly connected to the input shaft, a second shaft directly connected to the output shaft, a third shaft, a fourth shaft selectively connectable to the third shaft, a fifth shaft selectively connectable to the third shaft, a sixth shaft, a seventh shaft, and an eighth shaft selectively connectable to the second shaft and the fourth shaft.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; an output shaft outputting changed torque; a first planetary gear set including a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element; a second planetary gear set including a fourth rotation element, a fifth rotation element, and a sixth rotation element; a third planetary gear set including a seventh rotation element, an eighth rotation element, and a ninth rotation element; and a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, a fourth planetary gear set, a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft selectively connectable to at least one of the input shaft and a transmission housing, a fourth shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a fifth shaft selectively connectable to the input shaft, a sixth shaft directly connected to the output shaft, and a seventh shaft.

A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set including first, second, and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set including fourth, fifth, and sixth rotation elements, a third planetary gear set including seventh, eighth, and ninth rotation elements, a fourth planetary gear set including tenth, eleventh, and twelfth rotation elements, and six friction elements disposed to selectively connect the rotation elements, or to selectively connect at least one rotation element and a transmission housing.