Patent ID: 8452500

Claim:
A machine powertrain that includes an engine connected to a continuously variable transmission, the continuously variable transmission comprising: a planetary gear arrangement having an input, and at least a first output and a second output; a variator including a variable displacement hydraulic pump operably associated with a hydraulic motor, the hydraulic motor configured to drive a gear set of the planetary gear arrangement; an input shaft driven by the engine and configured to drive the variator and the input of the planetary gear arrangement; a first planetary output gear connected to the first output of the planetary gear arrangement; a second planetary output gear connected to the second output of the planetary gear arrangement; a third planetary output gear connectable via a first clutch to the second output of the planetary gear arrangement; a first output member and a second output member of the transmission, the first output member being connected to the third planetary output gear, the first and second output members being interconnected with a transmission output; a second clutch configured to releasably connect the first output member with the first planetary output gear; a third clutch configured to releasably connect the first output member with the second planetary output gear; a fourth clutch configured to releasably connect the second output member with the first planetary output gear; and a fifth clutch configured to releasably connect the second output member with the second planetary output gear.