Patent ID: 8161835

Claim:
An automated multi-group standard transmission for a utility vehicle, the automated multi-group standard transmission comprising: at least first and second multi-speed transmission groups ( 2 , 3 , 3 ′) being sequentially arranged one after another such that power flows from the first multi-speed transmission group ( 2 ) to the second multi-speed transmission group ( 2 , ( 3 , 3 ′) and a multitude of gears are engagable; the first multi-speed transmission group ( 2 ) having a transmission input shaft ( 5 , 5 ′) which is connectable to a drive engine via a startup element ( 9 ); the second multi-speed transmission group ( 3 , 3 ′) having a transmission main shaft ( 6 , 6 ′); a load shifting mechanism ( 10 , 10 ′) being located between the transmission input shaft ( 5 , 5 ′) and the transmission main shaft ( 6 , 6 ′) for temporarily connecting the transmission input shaft ( 5 , 5 ′) directly with the transmission main shaft ( 6 , 6 ′), upon engagement of the load shifting mechanism ( 10 , 10 ′), to create a direct intermediate gear with a gear ratio of 1:1, which is only engaged during a shift in the automated multi-group standard transmission from an original gear to a target gear, so that the intermediate gear compensates for any tractive force interruption during the shift.