Patent ID: 8313406

Claim:
A dual clutch transmission for an automotive vehicle comprising: a dual clutch assembly rotatable about a first axis for selectively connecting first and second input gears with a power source; first and second concentric geared input shafts meshed with said first and second input gears respectively wherein one of said geared input shafts rotates at different speeds, each geared input shaft having a plurality of ratio defining gears rotatable about a second axis parallel with said first axis, said geared input shafts having at least one ratio defining gear rotatively mounted on said first geared input shaft and operatively associated with first and second synchronizers, said first synchronizer directly connecting said one ratio defining gear with said first geared input shaft for a first gear ratio and said second synchronizer connecting said one ratio defining gear with said second geared input shaft via a planetary gear set carrier and ring gear for a second gear ratio and said one ratio defining gear having a reverse gear ratio via a first geared input shaft sun gear portion when said carrier is grounded.