Patent ID: 8267833

Claim:
A multi-speed power transmission device for a vehicle, comprising: an input shaft; first and second output shafts; a planetary gearset including a carrier, a sun gear, a ring gear, and a pinion gear meshed with the sun and ring gears; a sleeve axially moveable between first and second positions, the sleeve fixing the first output shaft and the input shaft for rotation when in the first position, the sleeve fixing the sun gear and the input shaft for rotation when in the second position; a hub axially moveable between first and second positions, the hub being free to rotate relative to the first output shaft when in the first position, and being fixed for rotation with the first output shaft when in the second position; a cam plate axially moveable between first and second positions, the cam plate being continuously fixed for rotation with the carrier and urging the hub toward its second position when in the second position, wherein the input shaft drives the first output shaft at a reduced speed via the planetary gearset when the sleeve, hub and cam plate are at their second positions.