Patent ID: 7527574

Claim:
A transmission for a vehicle, the vehicle having an engine, the engine operative to generate a rotation force to an output shaft via a torque converter, the transmission comprising: a bevel gear section arranged to receive power from the engine at a right angle to the output shaft, the bevel gear section having a bevel pinion gear and a bevel ring gear; a clutch unit arranged to receive power from the bevel ring gear in response to a speed-change operation, the clutch unit having a forward clutch section arranged for connection to the bevel ring gear and a backward clutch section arranged for connection to the bevel ring gear, one of the forward clutch section and the backward clutch section connectable to the bevel ring gear in response to the speed-change operation; a differential gear case connected to the clutch unit, the differential gear case operative to transmit power to a differential pinion gear and a drive shaft, and a reduction gear assembly responsive to the differential gear case via the drive shaft, the reduction gear assembly mountable to an axle assembly and operative to supply power to drive the vehicle, wherein, the bevel ring gear, the clutch unit and the differential gear case are provided coaxially.