Patent ID: 7874953

Claim:
A stator torque transmitting assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a torque converter comprising a turbine and a stator; said stator comprising a one-way clutch; a stator shaft rotationally connected to said one-way clutch and arranged to transmit torque from said stator during a torque conversion mode for said torque converter; a first planetary gear set comprising a first sun gear, a first planetary carrier, and a first ring gear; and, a transmission comprising a transmission input shaft and a second planetary gear set, said second planetary gear set comprising a second sun gear, a second planetary carrier and a second ring gear, wherein said stator shaft is rotationally connected to only said first sun gear, said first planetary carrier is grounded, said first ring gear is rotationally connected to said second planetary carrier, said second ring gear is rotationally connected to said transmission input shaft, said transmission input shaft is rotationally connected to said turbine and said turbine is arranged to rotate and wherein said second planetary carrier and said first ring gear are integrally formed.