Patent ID: 8025603

Claim:
A transmission for a vehicle, comprising: an input shaft; a first dual planetary gearset including first and second planetary gearsets and a first switch for connecting and disconnecting the first planetary gearset from the input shaft; a second dual planetary gearset including third and fourth planetary gearsets and a second switch for connecting and disconnecting the third planetary gearset from the input shaft; third and fourth switches; and, first and second brakes, wherein said first and second dual planetary gearsets are arranged to transmit torque, independent of each other, from the input shaft for said transmission to an output for said transmission, wherein said third switch is arranged to connect a sun for said second planetary gearset to said first brake in a first position and to connect a carrier for said second planetary gearset in a second position and wherein said fourth switch is arranged to connect a sun for said fourth planetary gearset to said second brake in a third position and to connect a carrier for said fourth planetary gearset in a fourth position.