新编汽车专业英语第3版黄汽驰电子课件Unit4PassageA.pptxVIP

Unit Four　 Drive Train　;Passage ATransmissions;In accordance with the operational control mode, car transmissions can be divided into manual transmission (MT) and automatic transmission (AT). There are three main kinds of automatic transmissions, respectively is automatic transmission (AT), continuously variable transmission (CVT) and direct shift gearbox (DSG).;Manual Transmission (MT) A manual transmission mainly contains some shift forks, collars, different sizes of gears along the shafts such as input and output shafts, and lay shaft as shown in Fig.4-1．;If you drive a car with a MT, you have to shift the gears by yourself, usually with the gearshift on the console and the clutch pedal on the floor on the left side． MT usually has five speeds． The first gear is the lowest gear which is used to make your car start going． The second gear is used to make your car move faster． The third and fourth gears mean that both input and output shafts turn at the relatively the same rate of speed． The wheels can go very fast．;The fifth gear is often regarded as “overdrive” which means the output shaft can turn faster than the input shaft for good fuel economy． Some cars now have as many as six and seven gears． Although the gear ratio may be the same as in six- or seven-speed transmission as in five-speed transmission, the more forward speeds, the smoother shifting is and more fuel-efficient the car becomes．;Automatic Transmission (AT) An automatic transmission is the most complicated mechanical component in today’s car． It consists of mechanical system, hydraulic system, electrical system and electronic control system, all working together in perfect harmony．;If you have a car with an AT, the gears are changed automatically without any help from you． This is accomplished through the torque converter, a planetary gear set including a sun gear, planet gears and a carrier, and other shift operating devices (see Fig.4-2). All automatic transmissions have a gearshift th