US 12,066,085 B2
Hydromechanical transmission and control method
Giovanni Profumo, Arco (IT); and Lorenzo Dalla Palma, Arco (IT)
Assigned to DANA ITALIA S.R.L., Arco (IT)
Filed by DANA ITALIA S.R.L., Trentino (IT)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/930,004.
Application 17/930,004 is a continuation of application No. 17/445,820, filed on Aug. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,480,238.
Prior Publication US 2023/0067831 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. F16H 47/04 (2006.01); B60K 17/10 (2006.01); B60K 17/28 (2006.01); F16H 37/08 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 47/04 (2013.01) [B60K 17/105 (2013.01); B60K 17/28 (2013.01); F16H 37/084 (2013.01); F16H 2037/0886 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transmission for a vehicle, comprising:
a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor mechanically coupled to a first planetary gear set and a second planetary gear set;
wherein sun gears of the first and second planetary gear sets are mechanically coupled to the hydraulic motor;
wherein a carrier of the second planetary gear set is mechanically coupled to the hydraulic pump;
wherein the carrier of the first planetary gear set is mechanically coupled to a first forward clutch and a reverse clutch; and
wherein the first forward clutch and the reverse clutch are coaxially arranged.