A multi-speed transmission including a plurality of planetary gearsets and a plurality of selective couplers to achieve at least nine forward speed ratios and at least nine reverse speed ratios is disclosed. The plurality of planetary gearsets may include a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, a fourth planetary gearset, and a fifth planetary gearset. The plurality of selective couplers may include a number of clutches and a number of brakes. The multi-speed transmission may have five planetary gearsets and eight selective couplers. The eight selective couplers may include three clutches and five brakes.

A transmission for a hybrid drive assembly includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a first transmission shaft, a second transmission shaft, a third transmission shaft, first, second, and third shift elements, a first spur gear set, a second spur gear set, and a third spur gear set. The input shaft can be coupled to the first transmission shaft by the first shift element, the first transmission shaft is coupled to the first spur gear set, the first spur gear set can be coupled to the second transmission shaft by the second shift element, the second transmission shaft is coupled to the second spur gear set, and the second spur gear set is coupled to the third transmission shaft. The third transmission shaft is coupled to the third spur gear set and the third spur gear set can be coupled to the output shaft by the third shift element.

A coasting clutch and a gear system with a coasting clutch include mutually facing first and second clutch members. The coasting clutch is arranged to operate in an engaged position, wherein the first and second clutch members are axially in mesh and rotating with the same speed, or overrunning and rotating with different speeds. The coasting clutch includes a coasting mechanism arranged to operate the coasting clutch into a coasting position when the clutch is overrunning. In the coasting position, the first and second clutch members are axially arranged further from each other than in the engaged position.

A multi-speed transmission including a plurality of planetary gearsets and a plurality of selective couplers to achieve at least nine forward speed ratios and at least nine reverse speed ratios is disclosed. The plurality of planetary gearsets may include a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, a fourth planetary gearset, and a fifth planetary gearset. The plurality of selective couplers may include a number of clutches and a number of brakes. The multi-speed transmission may have five planetary gearsets and eight selective couplers. The eight selective couplers may include three clutches and five brakes.

A multiple speed transmission includes an input member, an output member, first, second, third and fourth planetary gearsets each having first, second and third members, and a plurality of interconnecting members each connected between at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gearsets and at least another of the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gearsets. The transmission includes a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms between the input and output members, wherein the torque transmitting mechanisms are selectively engageable in combinations of at least four to establish at least ten forward speed ratios between the input member and the output member.

A multi-stage planetary transmission for a bicycle or a pedelec includes a transmission input shaft (1), a transmission output shaft (2), and at least three planetary gear sets (VRS, VR1, VR2, RS1, RS2, NRS, NR1, NR2). A first planetary gear set (RS1) and a second planetary gear set (RS2) are configured as a main gear set and at least one further planetary gear set (VRS, VR1, VR2, NRS, NR1, NR2) is configured as a front-mounted gear set and/or as a rear-mounted gear set. At least three free-wheel clutches (F1, F2, F3, F4) and at least three brakes (B1, B2, B3, B4) are provided for implementing at least eight gears (G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, G9, G10, G11, G12, G13, G14, G15, G16). Moreover, the multi-stage transmission may be a bottom bracket transmission. In addition, a bicycle or pedelec with the multi-stage transmission is proposed.

A pedally propelled vehicle multi speed gear system includes a gear mechanism including a main shaft; a hollow first shaft and a hollow second shaft, both axially stationary and rotatably arranged about the main shaft; an epicyclical first gear section arranged about the main shaft between the first and second shafts, and including two radially stacked carrier elements; and a first shift mechanism arranged between the first shaft and the first gear section, and configured to rotationally engage the first shaft with either of the two radially stacked carriers. The first shift mechanism includes two first clutches radially stacked about the main shaft.

A positive-locking shifting device of a transmission connects one element of a first planetary gear set to one element of a second planetary gear set in a first shifting position and connects an additional element of the second planetary gear set to a torque-proof element of the transmission in a second shifting position. A single element of the shifting device is axially displacable between the first and second shifting positions. A shiftable operative connection between the torque-proof element of the transmission and the additional element of the second planetary gear set disposed, at least in sections, axially between the first and second planetary gear sets. The shiftable operative connection between the torque-proof element of the transmission and the additional element of the second planetary gear set intersecting a shiftable operative connection between the one element of the first planetary gear set and the one element of the second planetary gear set.

A motor vehicle group transmission with at least one housing, a main transmission and a range transmission connected downstream from the main transmission. The main transmission comprises at least four planetary gearsets, each of which comprises a sun gear, a carrier, a planetary gearwheel mounted on the carrier and a ring gear, and at least five shifting elements. The range transmission includes at least two planetary gearsets, each of which has a sun gear, a carrier, a planetary gearwheel mounted on the carrier and a ring gear, and at least three shifting elements. The main transmission and the range transmission, together in combination, provide at least thirteen forward gears and at least eight reverse gears.

The invention relates to a transmission (100) for a hybrid drive arrangement which can be coupled to two drive assemblies (7, 8), comprising an input shaft (10) and an output shaft (11), at least one first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh shifting element (SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4, SE5, SE6, SE7), and at least one planetary gear (5). The input shaft can be coupled to a first transmission shaft (16) by means of the first shifting element (SE1) and the input shaft can be coupled to a second transmission shaft (17) by means of the second shifting element (SE2), and the first transmission shaft (16) can be coupled to the second transmission shaft (17) by means of the third shifting element (SE3), and the first transmission shaft (16) can be coupled to the sun gear of the planetary gear (5) by means of the fourth shifting element (SE4), the first transmission shaft (16) can be coupled to the ring gear of the planetary gear (5) by means of the fifth transmission shaft (SE5), the second transmission shaft (17) can be coupled to the planet carrier of the planetary gear (5) by means of the sixth shifting element (SE6) and the second transmission shaft (17) can be coupled to the sun gear of the planetary gear (5) by means of the seventh shifting element (SE7), the output shaft (11) being coupled to the planet carrier of the planetary gear (5).