Patent ID: 9464692
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: F16H

Claim Text:
1. A transmission comprising: an input; an output; a first gearing arrangement configured to fixedly establish a linear speed relationship among a first shaft, the input, and a second shaft; a second gearing arrangement configured to fixedly establish a linear speed relationship among the second shaft, a third shaft, a fourth shaft, and a fifth shaft; a third gearing arrangement configured to selectively establish an underdrive speed relationship between the fourth shaft and the output; three clutches, each clutch configured to directly selectively couple one of the first through fifth shafts to either (i) another of the first through fifth shafts, (ii) the input, or (iii) the output; and two brakes, each brake configured to selectively hold one of the first through fifth shafts against rotation.