Patent ID: 8523729

Claim:
A transmission comprising: an input member; an output member; first and second planetary gear set assemblies each having first, second, third, and fourth members, wherein the output member is continuously interconnected with the third member of the second planetary gear set assembly; a first interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the second member of the first planetary gear set assembly with the first member of the second planetary gear set assembly; six torque transmitting mechanisms each selectively engageable to interconnect one of the first members, second members, third members, and fourth members of the planetary gear set assemblies with at least one of the input member and a stationary member; and wherein the torque transmitting mechanisms are selectively engageable in combinations of at least three to establish at least nine forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio between the input member and the output member, and wherein the first planetary gear set assembly includes a first and a second planetary gear sets each having a first, second, and third members, wherein the first member of the first planetary gear set assembly includes the first member of the first planetary gear set, the second member of the first planetary gear set assembly includes the second member of the first planetary gear set directly interconnected to the third member of the second planetary gear set by a second interconnecting member, the third member of the first planetary gear set assembly includes the third member of the first planetary gear set directly interconnected to the second member of the second planetary gear set by a third interconnecting member, and the fourth member of the first planetary gear set assembly includes the first member of the second planetary gear set.