Simpson

Automatic
Transmission

UME 511 Automobile Engineering

• A limited number of gear ratios are available from a single planetary
gear set.
• Gear sets can be combined to increase the number of available gear
ratios.
Simpson Automatic Transmission
General Arrangement (2D)
Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)
 Front Planetary Rear Planetary
Gears Gears

Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)
General Arrangement (2D)
Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)

Input Output
Shaft Shaft
General Arrangement (2D)
Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)

Sun Gear
Input Output
Shaft Shaft
General Arrangement (2D)
Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)

Input Output
Shaft Shaft
General Arrangement (2D)
Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)

Input Output
Shaft Shaft
General Arrangement (2D)
Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)

Input Output
Shaft Shaft
General Arrangement (2D)
Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)

Input Output
Shaft Shaft
1 st Gear
 1st Gear
Locked. No
rotation
Reverse Band
Forward allowed in
Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch anticlockwise
(B1) direction
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)

Input Output
Shaft Shaft
Clockwise Clockwise
1st Gear

C1

O1
2 nd Gear
 2nd Gear
Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)

Input Output
Shaft Shaft
Clockwise Clockwise
2nd Gear

C1

B1
3 rd Gear
 3rd Gear
Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)

Input Output
Shaft Shaft
Clockwise Clockwise
3rd Gear

C1

C2
Reverse Gear
 Reverse Gear
Reverse Band
Forward Intermediate Band (B2)
Clutch (B1)
(C1)
One Way Clutch
(O1)
Direct
Clutch
(C2)

Anti - Clockwise
Input Output
Shaft Shaft
Clockwise
Reverse Gear

C1

B2