Patent ID: 8398519

Claim:
A transmission comprising: an input member to receive torque and including a plurality of splines, an output member to output torque based upon the received torque of the input member, an intermediate member coaxially aligned with the input member and the output member and including a plurality of splines; a first countershaft substantially parallel with the input member, output member and the intermediate member; a plurality of gears comprising at least one gear associated with each of the input member, the output member, intermediate member, and first countershaft; a planetary gear set to operatively couple a gear associated with the intermediate member with the output member; and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms to selectively define a torque transfer path from the input member to the output member, the torque-transmitting mechanisms including a direct drive clutch to selectively couple the input member directly to the intermediate member, the direct drive clutch comprising a sleeve including a plurality of splines.