Honda Applied For A Patent Of The 11-Speed Triple-Clutch Transmission

To improve the fuel efficiency, vehicle manufacturers are trying to squeeze much gear as possible for transmission. General Motors (GM) has adopted a 10-speed AT Chevrolet "Camaro ZL1", also in the 2017 model year Ford "F-150", it plans a similar transmission is adopted. Last year, Ford has been applied for a patent of the 11-speed AT, followed by the now Honda is this, rather than a dual clutch, has filed a patent for the 11-speed triple (!) Clutch transmission.

According to Canadian automotive media this patent relates to transmission using a 11-stage gear and three sets of clutch, it can reduce the lowering of torque caused by the third clutch when switching between the dual-clutch transmissions that it can be. As a result, that could lead to more rapid gear change and improvement of fuel consumption, seem Umidaseru two benefits. Be that shaft to the transmission There are a number of (By the way, in the dual clutch type has a double structure on the inside and outside), prove to be specifically what kind of structure, not clear at the moment.

Since this is still stage of the patent, does not know what to what type of vehicle is 11-speed AT is used, Honda is not even clear whether to adopt this actually. Honda is the high-tech gear box, to might aim to further reduce fuel consumption and mounted in a small, low fuel consumption of the car, such as "fit", fuel efficiency, such as the "pilot" that are sold outside of Japan there is also a possibility to adopt the improvement of the large vehicles that desperately need. Or, it might have been developed for the sports model.

This patent has been filed on May 27, now it does not seem to be able to browse the web site of the Japanese Patent Office.