The following listed definitions are intended to establish terminology and criteria for describing the various kinds of automotive transmissions. A specific arrangement may be described by a combination of several of these definitions.
Rationale:
The Committee added several new definitions for current industry state of the art technologies. Also revised definitions of existing technologies for improved clarity to readers.
Related Topics:
Automatic transmissions
Torque converters
Friction clutches
Electric motors
Transmissions
Transaxles
Clutches
Also known as: SAE J 645
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