Patent ID: 7985160

Claim:
A gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle comprising: a first planetary gear set provided with three operating members, wherein a first operating member is selectively connected to an input shaft and selectively connected to a transmission case, a second operating member is selectively connected to the transmission case and a third operating member is fixedly connected to an output shaft; a second planetary gear set provided with three operating members, wherein a fourth operating member is fixedly connected to the input shaft, a fifth operating member, and a sixth operating member is fixedly connected with the second operating member; a third planetary gear set provided with three operating members, wherein a seventh operating member is fixedly connected to the transmission case, an eighth operating member is selectively connected to the input shaft and selectively connected with the third operating member, and a ninth operating member is fixedly connected with the fifth operating member; and a plurality of friction members comprising clutches and brakes that each selectively connect one of the operating members with another one of the other operating members, the transmission housing, or the input shaft, wherein two operating members of the first, second, and third operating members are selectively connected with one of said friction members.