Multi-speed transmission with countershaft gearing arrangement
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1. A transmission comprising:
- an input member;
an output member;
a first interconnecting member;
a second interconnecting member;
a dual clutch assembly for selectively coupling the input member with the first interconnecting member and the second interconnecting member;
first, second, third, and fourth gear sets each having a first gear intermeshed with a second gear and a third gear, wherein the first and second gear sets are continuously interconnected with the first interconnecting member, the third and fourth gear sets are continuously interconnected with the second interconnecting member;
a fifth gear set having a first gear and a second gear;
a first countershaft continuously connected to the fifth gear set;
a second countershaft continuously connected to the fifth gear set;
a reverse shaft having a fourth gear intermeshed with at least one of the second, third and fourth gear sets; and
five synchronizer assemblies each for selectively coupling at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth gear sets with at least one of the first countershaft, the second countershaft, and the reverse shaft, andwherein the five synchronizer assemblies and the dual clutch assembly are selectively engageable to establish a plurality of forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio between the input member and the output member.
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Abstract
A transmission includes an input member, an output member, a first and second interconnecting member, a plurality of countershafts, a reverse member, a plurality of co-planar gear sets, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. The torque transmitting devices include synchronizer assemblies and a dual clutch assembly. The transmission is operable to provide at least one reverse speed ratio and a plurality of forward speed ratios between the input member and the output member.
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23 Claims
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1. A transmission comprising:
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an input member; an output member; a first interconnecting member; a second interconnecting member; a dual clutch assembly for selectively coupling the input member with the first interconnecting member and the second interconnecting member; first, second, third, and fourth gear sets each having a first gear intermeshed with a second gear and a third gear, wherein the first and second gear sets are continuously interconnected with the first interconnecting member, the third and fourth gear sets are continuously interconnected with the second interconnecting member; a fifth gear set having a first gear and a second gear; a first countershaft continuously connected to the fifth gear set; a second countershaft continuously connected to the fifth gear set; a reverse shaft having a fourth gear intermeshed with at least one of the second, third and fourth gear sets; and five synchronizer assemblies each for selectively coupling at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth gear sets with at least one of the first countershaft, the second countershaft, and the reverse shaft, and wherein the five synchronizer assemblies and the dual clutch assembly are selectively engageable to establish a plurality of forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio between the input member and the output member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A transmission comprising:
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an input member; an output member; a first interconnecting member; a second interconnecting member; a dual clutch assembly for selectively coupling the input member with the first interconnecting member and the second interconnecting member; first, second, third, and fourth gear sets each having a first gear intermeshed with a second gear and a third gear, wherein the first and second gear sets are continuously interconnected with the first interconnecting member, the third and fourth gear sets are continuously interconnected with the second interconnecting member; a fifth gear set having a first gear and a second gear; a first countershaft continuously connected to the fifth gear set; a second countershaft continuously connected to the fifth gear set; a reverse shaft having a fourth gear intermeshed with at least one of the second, third and fourth gear sets; a first synchronizer assembly for selectively connecting the second gear of the first gear set to the reverse shaft; a second synchronizer assembly for selectively connecting the second gear of the second gear set to the first countershaft; a third synchronizer assembly for selectively connecting one of the second gear of the third gear set and second gear of the fourth gear set to the first countershaft; a fourth synchronizer assembly for selectively connecting one of the third gear of the first gear set and the third gear of the second gear set to the second countershaft; and a fifth synchronizer assembly for selectively connecting one of the third gear of the third gear set and the third gear of the fourth gear set to the second countershaft, and wherein the five synchronizer assemblies and the dual clutch assembly are selectively engageable to establish a plurality of forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio between the input member and the output member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A transmission comprising:
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an input member; an output member; a first interconnecting member; a second interconnecting member; a dual clutch assembly for selectively coupling the input member with the first interconnecting member and the second interconnecting member; first, second, third, and fourth gear sets each having a first gear intermeshed with a second gear and a third gear, wherein the first and second gear sets are continuously interconnected with the first interconnecting member, the third and fourth gear sets are continuously interconnected with the second interconnecting member; a fifth gear set having a first gear and a second gear; a first countershaft continuously connected to the fifth gear set and located radially outward from and parallel to the first and second interconnecting members; a second countershaft continuously connected to the fifth gear set and located radially outward from and parallel to the input member; a reverse shaft having a fourth gear intermeshed with at least one of the second, third and fourth gear sets and located radially outward from and parallel to the input member and located at least partially below the first countershaft and at least partially above the second countershaft; a first synchronizer assembly for selectively connecting the second gear of the first gear set to the reverse shaft; a second synchronizer assembly for selectively connecting the second gear of the second gear set to the first countershaft; a third synchronizer assembly for selectively connecting one of the second gear of the third gear set and second gear of the fourth gear set to the first countershaft; a fourth synchronizer assembly for selectively connecting one of the third gear of the first gear set and the third gear of the second gear set to the second countershaft; and a fifth synchronizer assembly for selectively connecting one of the third gear of the third gear set and the third gear of the fourth gear set to the second countershaft, wherein the five synchronizer assemblies and the dual clutch assembly are selectively engageable to establish at least seven forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio between the input member and the output member.
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