Patent ID: 7278949

Claim:
A planetary transmission ( 8 ), comprising an internal gear ( 24 ), a sun gear ( 52 ) and a planet carrier ( 10 ), upon which at least one planet gear ( 20 ) is mounted and which possesses a clutch having a sliding sleeve ( 66 ), which, in a first shifting position enables a direct connection between one shaft ( 44 ) which drives the planetary transmission ( 8 ) and an output shaft ( 12 ) of the planetary transmission ( 8 ), and in a second shifting position, enables a change in the speed of rotation between the main drive shaft ( 44 ) and the output shaft ( 12 ) of the planetary transmission ( 8 ), the planet gear ( 20 ) is supported such that the planet carrier ( 10 ), when shifting from a one shift-position into an other shift-position, the planet gear ( 20 ) on the planet carrier ( 10 ) axially slides.