Automatic transmission with an overdrive

Claim 1

An automatic transmission with an overdrive, comprising: (a) a torque converter coaxially connected to an input shaft from an engine, said torque converter having an output shaft and transmitting power to said output shaft; (b) speed change gears drivingly connected to said torque converter output shaft whereby a reduction gear ratio equal to or more than one is obtained, said speed change gears comprising plural planetary gear sets, friction engaging elements and an output shaft, said speed change gears transmitting power to said speed change gears output shaft; (c) an overdrive drivingly connected to said speed change gears output shaft whereby a reduction gear ratio of less than one is obtained, said overdrive comprising a planetary gear set and plural friction engaging elements, said planetary gear set comprising a planet carrier drivingly connected to said speed change gears output shaft, a planet pinion, a sun gear, and a ring gear as an output element; (d) a transfer device arranged between said speed change gears and said overdrive, said transfer device comprising a driving gear drivingly connected to the output element of said overdrive, a driven gear engaged to said driving gear, and a transmission output shaft coaxially connected to said driving gear and in parallel with said speed change gears output shaft; and (e) an output gear coaxially connected to said transmission output shaft.