Patent ID: 9435403
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: F16H

Claim Text:
1. A transmission comprising: first, second, third, fourth, and fifth shafts; a first gearing arrangement configured to selectively constrain the first shaft to rotate faster than the fourth shaft and in a same direction; a second gearing arrangement configured to fixedly impose a linear speed relationship among the first shaft, the second shaft, and the third shaft; a third gearing arrangement configured to selectively impose a linear speed relationship among the third shaft, the fourth shaft, and the fifth shaft; a fourth gearing arrangement configured to selectively constrain the third shaft to rotate faster than the fifth shaft and in a same direction; a first brake configured to selectively hold the second shaft against rotation; a first clutch configured to selectively couple the second shaft to the fourth shaft; and a second clutch configured to operatively selectively couple the first shaft, the second shaft, and the third shaft to one another.