Patent ID: 7300377

Claim:
A planetary transmission comprising: an input shaft: a plurality of lubrication passages formed in said input shaft; a first planetary gearset having a sun gear member, a ring gear member, and planet carrier assembly including a plurality of pinion gears rotatably mounted on pinion pins held non-rotatably within side plates of said planet carrier assembly and having a central cavity open to a space; a second planetary gearset having a sun gear member, a ring gear member, and plurality of pinion gear members rotatably mounted on pinion pins secured non-rotatably in side plates of a planet carrier assembly, and said pinion pins having a central cavity open to said space; each of said pinion pins having a closed end and a radially outwardly directed passage connected with said cavity and disposed to direct fluid within said cavities to bearing members rotatably supporting said pinion gears; and a bearing for causing fluid flow between said first and second planetary gear sets to enter said central cavities.