Patent ID: 8376890

Claim:
A gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle comprising first and second planetary gear sets arranged on a first shaft, a third planetary gear set arranged on a second shaft that is parallel to the first shaft, and a plurality of friction members, the third planetary gear set being connected to the first and second planetary gear sets through first and second transfer gears, wherein: the first planetary gear set comprises: a first sun gear that is fixedly connected to a transmission housing; a first ring gear that outputs a reduced speed of the first planetary gear set; and a first planet carrier that is fixedly connected to an input shaft and selectively connected to the first transfer gear; the second planetary gear set comprises: a second sun gear that is fixedly connected to the first ring gear; a second planet carrier that is selectively connected to the input shaft, selectively connected to the transmission housing, and fixedly connected to the second transfer gear; and a second ring gear that is selectively connected to the first transfer gear; and the third planetary gear set comprises: a third sun gear that is fixedly connected to the first transfer gear; a third ring gear that is fixedly connected to the second transfer gear; and a third planet carrier that acts as an output element.