Patent ID: 8790212

Claim:
A planetary clutch assembly for a transmission, comprising: a first input shaft; a second input shaft; an output shaft; a planetary gear set connected to the first input shaft and including a ring gear and a planet carrier; and, first and second clutches, wherein: the planet carrier is connected to the first clutch so that the planet carrier and a portion of the first clutch rotate in unison; the ring gear is grounded to a case for the transmission; the first and second clutches are connected to the output shaft so that the output shaft and a portion of the first and second clutches rotate in unison; the portion of the first and second clutches includes a common carrier; the second clutch includes an inner carrier disposed radially inward of the common carrier and a plurality of clutch plates disposed radially between the inner and common carriers; and, the inner carrier is connected to the second input shaft so that the inner carrier and the second input shaft rotate in unison.