"R" Position

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Fig 1: Power Transmission Flow Diagram (R Position)

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The 1st one-way clutch and the front brake regulates counterclockwise rotation of the under drive carrier.
NOTE: The front brake operates at the fixed speed or less.
The rear carrier and the mid internal gear are fixed by the reverse brake.
The mid sun gear rotates at the same speed as the rear sun gear by operation of the 2nd one-way clutch and the high and low reverse clutch.
NOTE: The high and low reverse clutch operates at the fixed speed or less.
Each planetary gear enters the state described below.

FRONT PLANETARY GEAR

Name	Front sun gear	Front carrier	Front internal gear
Condition	-	Output	Input
Direction of rotation	Counterclockwise revolution	Clockwise revolution	Clockwise revolution
Number of revolutions	Deceleration from front internal gear	Deceleration from front internal gear	Same number of revolution as the input shaft

UNDER DRIVE PLANETARY GEAR

Name	Under drive sun gear	Under drive carrier	Under drive internal gear
Condition	-	Fixed	Input/Output
Direction of rotation	Counterclockwise revolution	-	Clockwise revolution
Number of revolutions	Acceleration from under drive internal gear	-	Same number of revolution as the front carrier

REAR PLANETARY GEAR

Name	Rear sun gear	Rear carrier	Rear internal gear
Condition	Output	Fixed	Input
Direction of rotation	Counterclockwise revolution	-	Clockwise revolution
Number of revolutions	Acceleration from rear internal gear	-	Same number of revolution as the under drive internal gear

MID PLANETARY GEAR

Name	Mid sun gear	Mid carrier	Mid internal gear
Condition	Input	Output	Fixed
Direction of rotation	Counterclockwise revolution	Counterclockwise revolution	-
Number of revolutions	Same number of revolution as the rear sun gear	Deceleration from mid sun gear	-