Patent ID: 7272990

Claim:
An automated multiple-gear transmission in which a plurality of power paths having corresponding transmission gear ratios are provided between a transmission input shaft ( 3 ) and a transmission output shaft ( 4 ) for gear shifting, the transmission comprising: a plurality of ratio conversion devices ( 8 , 9 , 10 ) that can be engaged, via shifting elements ( 5 , 6 , 7 ), for forming the plurality of power flow paths through the transmission, at least one of the ratio conversion devices ( 8 , 9 ) having a bearing sleeve ( 26 , 26 A, 26 B 26 C) on which at least one of the shifting elements ( 6 , 7 ) is at least partially located, wherein the bearing sleeve ( 26 , 26 A, 26 B 26 C) is rigidly connected to a transmission housing ( 24 ) by at least one support element ( 25 , 25 A, 25 B, 25 C) so that radial, axial and tangential forces, affecting the at least one ratio conversion device ( 8 , 9 ), are directly transmitted to the transmission housing ( 24 ) through at least one of the shifting elements ( 6 or 7 ) when the at least one ratio conversion device ( 8 , 9 ) is engaged.