Patent ID: 8708860

Claim:
A transmission comprising: an input member; an output member; first, second and third planetary gear sets, wherein the first planetary gear set includes a first and a second member, the second and third planetary gear sets include a first, second, and third member, the input member is continuously interconnected to the first member of the first planetary gear set and the output member is continuously interconnected to the third member of the third planetary gear set; a first interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the second member of the first planetary gear set with the first member of the second planetary gear set; a second interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the second member of the second planetary gear set with the first member of the third planetary gear set; and five torque transmitting mechanisms each selectively engageable to interconnect at least one of the first, second and third members of the first, second and third planetary gear sets with at least one other of the first, second, third members and a stationary member, and wherein the torque transmitting mechanisms are selectively engageable in combinations of at least two to establish at least six forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio between the input member and the output member the first planetary gear set further includes a first set of pinion gears and the second planetary gear set includes a second set of pinion gears, the first and second set of pinion gears are rotatable supported by the first member of the second planetary gear set and the second member of the first planetary gear set, the first set of pinion gears mesh with the first member of the first planetary gear set, the second member of the second planetary gear set, and the second set of pinion gears, and the second set of pinion gears mesh with each of the third member of the second planetary gear set and the first set of pinion gears.