Patent ID: 8033194

Claim:
A transmission for a vehicle, comprising: an input shaft adapted to be rotatably driven by an engine; an output shaft adapted to be connected to driving wheels; a first counter shaft arranged in parallel with the input shaft; a second counter shaft arranged in parallel with the input shaft; a third counter shaft arranged in parallel with the input shaft; a fourth counter shaft arranged in parallel with the input shaft; a reduction gear set including a first reduction gear provided at the output shaft to transmit torque from the input shaft, a second reduction gear provided at the first counter shaft and engaged with the first reduction gear for connecting the first counter shaft and the output shaft, a third reduction gear provided at the second counter shaft and engaged with the first reduction gear for connecting the second counter shaft and the output shaft, and a fourth reduction gear provided at the third counter shaft and engaged with the first reduction gear for connecting the third counter shaft and the output shaft; an intermediate gear set including a driving gear securely mounted to the input shaft, a driven gear securely mounted to the fourth counter shaft, and an idling gear rotatably mounted to the second counter shaft and engaged with the driving gear and the driven gear for connecting the input shaft and the fourth counter shaft; a first gear mechanism provided between the first counter shaft and the fourth counter shaft, the first gear mechanism including a first gear set, a second gear set and a first switching clutch provided between the first and second gear sets to selectively establish a first power transmitting path between the first counter shaft and the fourth counter shaft via either the first gear set or the second gear set; a second gear mechanism provided between the input shaft and the second counter shaft, the second gear mechanism including a third gear set, a fourth gear set and a second switching clutch provided between the third and fourth gear sets to selectively establish a second power transmitting path between the input shaft and the second counter shaft via either the third gear set or the fourth gear set; and a third gear mechanism provided between the input shaft and the third counter shaft, the third gear mechanism including a fifth gear set, a sixth gear set and a third switching clutch provided between the fifth and sixth gear sets to selectively establish a third power transmitting path between the input shaft and the third counter shaft via either the fifth gear set or the sixth gear set.