Patent ID: 8632435

Claim:
A multi-speed transmission for a motor vehicle comprising: an input member and an output member; a plurality of planetary gear assemblies, at least one of the plurality of planetary gear assemblies being coupled to the input member and at least another of the plurality of gear assemblies being coupled to the output member; a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms that are selectively engageable to establish at least ten forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio with the plurality of gear assemblies and between the input and output members; a torque converter coupled to the input member, the torque converter providing input torque to the input member; and a transfer mechanism coupled to the output member with a pair of sprockets connected together with a chain, output torque being transmitted to the transfer mechanism through the output member, the transfer mechanism including a differential assembly that provides front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive modes to the motor vehicle, wherein the transfer mechanism includes a planetary gear set that includes a planetary gear set that couples one of the pair of sprockets to the differential assembly.