Patent ID: 6948393

Claim:
A transmission comprising: an output shaft; a countershaft extending parallel to said output shaft; an intermediate shaft extending parallel to said output shaft; a forward drive gear being rotatably supported relative to said countershaft; a reverse drive gear being rotatably supported relative to said countershaft; a first intermediate gear being rotatably supported relative to said intermediate shaft, said first intermediate gear meshing with said reverse drive gear; a second intermediate gear rotatably supported relative to said intermediate shaft, said second intermediate gear being interlocked with said first intermediate gear to rotate therewith; an output shaft driven gear fixed to said output shaft, said output shaft driven gear meshing with said forward drive gear and said second intermediate gear; a gear selecting and fixing device axially and movably mounted on said countershaft for selectively engaging said forward drive gear and said reverse drive gear to said countershaft; a main shaft operatively engaged with a crankshaft through a primary driven gear and a torque converter; a first speed hydraulic multi-plate clutch being positioned between said main shaft and a first-speed drive gear; a second speed hydraulic multi-plate clutch being positioned between said countershaft and a second-speed driven gear; and a third speed hydraulic multi-plate clutch being positioned between said countershaft and a third-speed driven gear.