Patent ID: 8029401
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
1. A transmission for a vehicle, comprising: an input shaft; a carrier sun shaft; an output shaft; a planetary gear set including a sun gear coupled with said carrier sun shaft, a ring gear coupled with said output shaft, and a plurality of planetary gears enmeshed between said sun gear and said ring gear; a plurality of shift elements, each said shift element including a first gear coupled with said input shaft, and a second gear coupled with said carrier sun shaft and enmeshed with said first gear; a plurality of shift clutches, each said shift clutch selectively coupled between a corresponding said shift element and one of said input shaft and said carrier sun shaft; a low range clutch selectively coupled between said input shaft and said plurality of planetary gears; a high range clutch selectively coupled between said carrier sun shaft and said output shaft; and a reverse range clutch selectively coupled between an immovable feature and said plurality of planetary gears.