Multiple-discDrivingClutches-Pearson.pptVIP

OBJECTIVES After studying Chapter 4, the reader should be able to: Describe the power flow through a planetary gearset. Identify the components of a multiple-disc clutch and describe how it operates. Identify a one-way clutch and describe how it operates. Identify a band and servo and describe how they operate. INTRODUCTION There are several paths for power to flow through an automatic transmission, and each path provides a different gear ratio. These power paths are controlled by the driving and reaction devices, also called driving and reaction members. The driving devices connect the turbine shaft from the torque converter to a member of the planetary gear train. The reaction devices connect a member of the gear train to the transmission case. INTRODUCTION DRIVING DEVICES The driving devices provide the input to the gearset. The turbine shaft is normally built as part of or splined to one or more of the driving devices. Driving devices are usually multiple-plate disc clutches. In most cases, they will be at the front of the transmission, just behind the pump. DRIVING DEVICES An example of this involves the two clutches in front of a Simpson gear train transmission. Chrysler Corporation calls the first clutch the front clutch; Ford Motor Company calls it a high-reverse clutch; General Motors Corporation and Toyota call it a direct clutch; Toyota uses the term direct clutch but more commonly calls it C2. Synchronizing Shifts Synchronous Nonsynchronous MULTIPLE-DISC DRIVING CLUTCHES The parts of a clutch assembly are: the drum, hub, lined plates, unlined plates, pressure plate, apply piston, and piston return springs. The drum, also called a housing, has splines inside its outer edge for the externally lugged plates, usually the unlined plates. The inner diameter of the drum is machined for the apply piston and its inner and outer seals. MULTIPLE-DISC DRIVING CLUTCHES MULTIPLE-DISC DRIVING CLUTCHES MULTIPLE-DISC DRIVING CLUTCHES MULTIPLE-DISC DRIVING CLUTCHES