Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
192850630 |
Including fluid pressure control
| 70 |
192850170 |
Piston and cylinder operator rotating with clutch input or output
| 32 |
192850610 |
Cooling or lubricating
| 14 |
192850480 |
Operator rotatable relative to clutch input and output
| 7 |
192850030 |
Elastic (e.g., diaphragm, pneumatic tube) | 5 |
20120279822 | Clutch Actuator Controlled by a Pressure Medium for a Compressor Clutch of a Commercial Vehicle - A clutch actuator controlled by a pressure medium, in particular for a compressor clutch of a commercial vehicle has an actuating piston displaceably disposed in a housing in an axial direction. An end of the actuating piston is supported in the axial direction on an elastic membrane, sealing a first region of the housing off from a second region of the housing. The elastic membrane includes a raised area on the side opposite the actuating piston. The clutch actuator can be used in a compressor clutch for a commercial vehicle. | 11-08-2012 |
20130015034 | DOUBLE VENTILATING CLUTCH ASSEMBLYAANM Boonpongmanee; ThaveesakAACI ClevelandAAST OHAACO USAAGP Boonpongmanee; Thaveesak Cleveland OH US - A clutch assembly with a first drum clutch and a second drum clutch supported by an adapter hub and arranged so that the second clutch is disposed concentrically inside the first clutch. Each drum clutch has an inflatable tube and a plurality of friction shoes disposed on the inflatable tube. Arranging two drum clutches concentrically increases the torque capacity of the clutch assembly without increasing its footprint. | 01-17-2013 |
20130153359 | CLUTCH CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Taught herein is a clutch control apparatus that suppresses oil leakage from a seal member of a hydraulic cylinder even when vibration occurs, without enhancing sealability of the seal member per se. The clutch control apparatus includes normally-closed first clutch, a hydraulic cylinder, a piston, a lip seal and a pressure holding control section. The first clutch is disposed between an engine and driving wheels and is held in engagement by an elastic force applied to the first clutch CL | 06-20-2013 |
20130206537 | PRESSURE-MEDIUM ACTUATED FRICTION CLUTCH OR FRICTION BRAKE - A friction clutch or brake having an axially movable pressure piston arrangement and at least one annular shoulder, to which pressure can be applied by the pressure piston arrangement. The pressure piston arrangement has at least two pistons, which can be applied to the at least one annular shoulder in succession and in stages in a pressure-dependent manner. | 08-15-2013 |
20140251747 | Compact Pulse Vacuum Live Spindle Hub LocK - A pulse vacuum hub lock system for selectively engaging a wheel hub to an axial shaft includes a cartridge housing assembly received in a bore in the wheel hub. The cartridge housing assembly supports a clutch ring for movable engagement between splines in the wheel hub and directly on the axle shaft. A diaphragm is connected to a piston assembly and is responsive to a vacuum pressure to activate the piston assembly to engage or disengage a latch mechanism that holds the clutch ring in an engaged or disengaged position. A piston spring and a helper spring are provided between primary and secondary pistons of the piston assembly and allow for separation in the vacuum levels required to activate the latch mechanism. The vacuum hub lock system is compact so as to be disposed inboard of an opening in the exterior surface of a wheel rim. | 09-11-2014 |
192850620 |
Having wear compensator | 2 |
20110100777 | SELF-ADJUSTING MECHANISMS FOR CLUTCHES - In transmissions having input clutches, a lever arm configured as a second class lever is pivoted at one end, applies force to a clutch bearing near its middle and is acted upon by a linear actuator at its opposite end. The present invention relates to mechanisms for adjusting the location of the pivot to compensate for clutch wear. The fixed pivot is replaced by a linear one way clutch mechanism. As the clutch facing wears and the clutch is activated, an extension of the actuating lever arm abuts a stationary stop beyond the one way clutch pivot which translates the pivot point provided by the one way clutch mechanism toward the clutch to reduce pre-travel and compensate for clutch facing wear. Hydraulic and spring biasing of the pivot point are also disclosed. | 05-05-2011 |
20120138413 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - The present invention provides a method of operating an electro-hydraulic control system for a dual clutch transmission having seven forward speeds or gear ratios and reverse. The control system includes an oil delivery subsystem, a clutch control subsystem and a synchronizer control subsystem. All three subsystems are under the control of a transmission control module. The method of operation includes gathering data from various shaft speed, clutch position and shift actuator position sensors and utilizing pressure control (PCS) and flow control (FCS) solenoid valves and a logic valve to pre-stage and engage (and disengage) hydraulic shift actuators associated with a requested and current gear and to sequentially engage one of a pair of input clutches. | 06-07-2012 |
192850020 |
Operator force derived from clutch input or output | 1 |
20110226578 | HYDRAULIC COUPLING HAVING IMPROVED HYDRAULIC PORTING PATH DESIGN - A hydraulic coupling for use in a vehicle drivetrain to couple a pair of rotary members and includes a coupling mechanism supported in a casing and that is operable to couple the pair of rotary members together. A piston is responsive to pressurized fluid generated by a pump to move between first and second positions, thereby engaging the coupling mechanism. The pump has an outlet located in a direction away from the piston. An internal passage provides fluid communication between the outlet of the pump and an expandable chamber formed adjacent the piston. A control valve controls the flow of pressurized fluid from the pump between the sump and the expandable chamber. | 09-22-2011 |
Entries |
Document | Title | Date |
20100181158 | Slave Cylinder for a Vibration-Damped Hydraulic Force Transmission System, Particularly a Hydraulic Clutch Actuating System for Motor Vehicles - A slave cylinder ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100193314 | Housing-Piston Assembly for a Coupling Device and Assembly Method - A housing-piston assembly for a coupling device, especially a wet-running, multi-plate clutch or a bridging clutch of a hydrodynamic coupling device, wherein the piston ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100252391 | Slave Cylinder and Release System - A slave cylinder and a release system, the slave cylinder being configured in particular as a CSC for a hydraulic system of a motor vehicle. While maintaining the axial extension of the working space of the piston axially moveable in the slave cylinder, the force for actuating the clutch is increased in that the pressure chamber is sealed by two sealing elements having different diameters, and in that at least one energy accumulator is disposed in the pressure chamber of the slave cylinder, the energy accumulator generating a preload on the clutch release bearing operative connected to the slave cylinder. | 10-07-2010 |
20110073433 | NORMALLY-OPEN TYPE CLUTCH STRUCTURE - In a normally-open type clutch structure operatively connected to a vehicle which includes an engine, a drive wheel driven by the engine, and an automatic transmission arranged between the engine and the drive wheel. A clutch operating mechanism is provided having an actuator for engaging or disengaging a clutch connected to the automatic transmission. The clutch operating mechanism performs a control so as to bring the clutch into an engaged state when the actuator is operated, and clutch operating mechanism operates the clutch so as to bring the clutch into a disengaged state when the actuator is not operated. | 03-31-2011 |
20110073434 | MULTIPLE CLUTCH DEVICE HAVING TWO PRESSURE EQUALIZATION CHAMBERS - The present invention relates to a multiple clutch device having a first clutch which is assigned a first actuating piston with a first pressure chamber and a first pressure equalization chamber, and having a second clutch which is assigned a second actuating piston with a second pressure chamber and a second pressure equalization chamber, a first crossflow channel WO being provided for setting the hydraulic fluid column in the first pressure equalization chamber and a second crossflow channel being provided for setting the hydraulic fluid column in the second pressure equalization chamber. According to the invention, the first and second crossflow channels are arranged in such a way that both the oil which is discharged via the first crossflow channel and the oil which is discharged via the second crossflow channel can be fed to the first and second clutches. | 03-31-2011 |
20110088990 | POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND VEHICLE HAVING SAME MOUNTED THEREON - A power transmission configured with a mechanical pump that generates and deliver a fluid pressure to a clutch. An electromagnetic pump generates and delivers a fluid pressure to the clutch, and an accumulator connects the clutch and the electromagnetic pump, and accumulates fluid pressure acting there between. A switching valve selectively switches between connecting the mechanical pump side and the clutch in a fluid communicating manner and connecting the electromagnetic pump and the clutch in a fluid communicating manner. A valve drive portion that drives the switching valve so as to connect the mechanical pump side and the clutch when the mechanical pump is driving, and drives the switching valve so as to connect the electromagnetic pump and the clutch when the electromagnetic pump is driving in place of the mechanical pump. | 04-21-2011 |
20110132716 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control system for a dual clutch transmission includes a plurality of pressure and flow control devices in fluid communication with a plurality of clutch actuators and with a plurality of synchronizer actuators. The clutch actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of torque transmitting devices and the synchronizer actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of synchronizer assemblies. Selective activation of combinations of the pressure control solenoids and the flow control solenoids allows for a pressurized fluid to activate at least one of the clutch actuators and synchronizer actuators in order to shift the transmission into a desired gear ratio. | 06-09-2011 |
20110139571 | ACTUATOR FOR A DUAL CLUTCH - An actuator for a dual clutch, by which a first release hearing can be pulled and a second release bearing can be pressed and which has a compact design. | 06-16-2011 |
20110233023 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICULAR LOCKUP CLUTCH - A control device for a vehicular lockup clutch, including a lockup clutch that directly connects an input rotation member and an output rotation member of a hydraulic transmission device constituting part of a power transmission path between an engine and drive wheels, a linear solenoid valve that controls an engagement hydraulic pressure for engaging and actuating the lockup clutch, and a controller that is configured to perform a flexible start control for slip-engaging the lockup clutch when a vehicle starts moving, and to perform, before starting the flexible start control, a precharge control for establishing a standby state in which a predetermined preparation pressure is indicated to the linear solenoid valve. | 09-29-2011 |
20110233024 | OIL PASSAGE STRUCTURE FOR HYDRAULIC CLUTCH OF AN ENGINE - A lubricating oil passage | 09-29-2011 |
20110233025 | CLUTCH ACTUATING UNIT HAVING HYDRAULIC RELEASE APPARATUS - A clutch actuating unit for a motor vehicle clutch that has a hydraulic release apparatus. The clutch actuating unit has a slave cylinder which is arranged concentric to a transmission input shaft and has a working chamber, an axially movable ring piston arranged in the slave cylinder, and a bearing flange receiving and supporting the slave cylinder. The slave cylinder is integrated into the bearing flange. | 09-29-2011 |
20110278128 | Clutch Driving Device - A clutch driving device includes a pair of first and second roller wing arms horizontally moving to both sides by moving body moving forward/backward on an axial center line of an actuator and a roller inclined cam surface defining a move path of a pivot is formed such that first and second roller wing arms horizontally move to both sides from the axial center line of actuator, on the surface of a lever generating a stroke at a release bearing. Therefore, the lever can be lifted above a clutch engagement gap where a sufficient stroke is generated at the release bearing engaging a clutch, such that it is possible to achieve sufficient performance even if the output of actuator is reduced by the amount of energy consumption which is relative reduced. | 11-17-2011 |
20110278129 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING A FRICTION CLUTCH - A method for actuating a friction clutch, in particular for a motor vehicle drivetrain. The friction clutch is acted on with a clutch pressure generated by a hydraulic actuator arrangement which has an electrically actuable fluid source and which has a hydraulic actuator whose state is characterized by an actuator actual value. The actuator actual value is related to the clutch pressure. The method has the steps: forming a regulation-oriented model of the actuator arrangement, which model has at least one fluid source actuating variable as an input and at least the actuator actual value as a flat output and which model can be inverted; forming an inverse model of the actuator arrangement; and inputting an actuator nominal value into the inverse model and using the model actuating variable which emerges therefrom for actuating the fluid source. | 11-17-2011 |
20110290612 | CLIP SEAL WITH INTEGRATED RETURN SPRING - A piston subassembly for operating a clutch of a transmission including a piston, a compensation dam, wherein the piston is axially moveable with respect to the compensation dam, and a clip operatively affixed to the piston, the clip operatively arranged between the piston and the compensation dam, the clip including at least one spring element for exerting a force between the dam and the piston to pull the piston axially away from the compensation dam, wherein the compensation dam is included on a transmission shaft, the compensation dam including a radially inner flange having a slot, wherein the slot is operatively arranged to engage with a radial protrusion on the transmission shaft for forming a twist-lock between the compensation dam and the shaft. | 12-01-2011 |
20120018275 | Rear Driveline Disconnect Apparatus - A rear driveline disconnect apparatus for use with four-wheel drive vehicles that is configured to allow the driver to easily, quickly and reliably change the vehicle between a four-wheel drive mode of operation and a front two-wheel drive mode of operation. The apparatus comprises a housing having an adapter at one end that mounts to the vehicle transfer case and an output flange at the opposite end that connects to the rear driveline assembly. The shaft from the transfer case is received in the housing and engaged by an output gear disposed therein. A coupling mechanism selectively couples and uncouples the output gear with an output shaft that extends rearward to connect to the output flange and the vehicle's rear drive shaft. When coupled, rotational torque is delivered to the rear driveline assembly to power the rear wheels. When uncoupled, only the front driveline assembly and front wheels receives power. | 01-26-2012 |
20120061201 | DRIVE APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLE AND CASE THEREOF - A drive apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, includes an input shaft configured to be rotatably connected to an engine, a motor including a rotor and a stator held inside a stator holder, an output shaft arranged coaxially with a rotation axis of the rotor and connected integrally with the rotor, a clutch device selectively engaging the input shaft with the output shaft, and a case supporting the input shaft and the output shaft, accommodating the motor and the clutch device, and including an oil sump for pooling oil, wherein at least one recessed portion is provided on a peripheral wall portion of the case, at a position where the peripheral wall portion is located lower than a level of the oil pooled in the oil sump and where the peripheral wall portion faces the stator holder. | 03-15-2012 |
20120090944 | MICRO ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) BASED HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS - An automated manual transmission includes a hydraulic device, a pilot valve, and a regulating valve. The pilot valve is operably connected to the hydraulic device and configured to actuate. The pilot valve includes at least one micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) based device. The regulating valve is operably connected to the pilot valve and the hydraulic device. The regulating valve is configured to direct fluid to the hydraulic device based on the actuation of the pilot valve. | 04-19-2012 |
20120103751 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A drive system for a vehicle includes an engine, a transmission, a clutch mechanism including first and second clutch portions, the clutch mechanism being switchable between connected and disconnected states, and a clutch operation mechanism switching the clutch mechanism between the connected and disconnected states, the clutch operation mechanism including a clutch drum forming a drum chamber, a piston dividing the drum chamber into a spring chamber and a pressurizing chamber, a control valve, a biasing member arranged in the spring chamber and exerting a biasing force in a direction in which the first and second clutch portions are engaged with each other, and a bore formed in the clutch drum, the bore discharging oil of the spring chamber to an outer side of the spring chamber in a state where a counteracting force against a centrifugal force acting in the pressurizing chamber is generated in the spring chamber. | 05-03-2012 |
20120138411 | METHOD OF OPERATION OF A SELECTABLE ONE WAY CLUTCH SELECTION MECHANISM - Apparatus for controlling a selectable one-way clutch (SOWC) in an automatic transmission includes a ring-shaped control housing located substantially concentrically to the SOWC, and an actuation mechanism included within the ring-shaped control housing and effective to actuate a selector plate engaged with the SOWC from a default position to an actuation position. The selector plate is located between the ring-shaped control housing and the SOWC. A hydraulic fluid delivery system hydraulically communicates with the actuation mechanism to control the actuation of the actuation mechanism. | 06-07-2012 |
20120193186 | Transmission Clutch Assembly - The present disclosure relates to a vehicle transmission having a clutch assembly with a plurality of corrugations formed with respect to a hydraulic feed path for an apply piston. | 08-02-2012 |
20120217119 | Carrying Fluid to Balance Dams in a Servo Piston Support - A hydraulic servo assembly includes a clutch support formed with first and second cylinders, spaced mutually and spaced from a longitudinal axis, first and second balance volumes, and a passage formed in the support for carrying fluid from a fluid source into the balance volumes. | 08-30-2012 |
20120217120 | Pressure and Flow Continuity Through Transmission Supports - An assembly includes a support including a first passage having a opening along a length of the passage and facing outward from the passage, a clutch support including a second passage having a second opening along a length of the second passage and facing toward the opening, and a sleeve fitted over the first passage, enclosing said open length, and formed with a third passage that hydraulically connects the first passage and the second passage. | 08-30-2012 |
20120292154 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING TRANSMISSION SHOCK IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An apparatus for reducing transmission shock of an automatic transmission may include a piston operated by a control pressure, a clutch performing a clutching operation by an operation of the piston, and a cushion spring arranged between the piston and the clutch which varies by stages in stiffness of the spring with an operating position of the piston. The cushion spring may be formed with one or more sets of a plurality of curved-surface springs bent in an operating direction of the clutch and connected with each other, each set of the plurality of curved-surface springs having a different bending height. | 11-22-2012 |
20120318630 | VEHICLE DRIVING APPARATUS - A vehicle driving apparatus includes a rotating electrical machine and an engagement device, which are disposed on a power transmission path linking an input member drive-coupled to an internal combustion engine and an output member drive-coupled to a wheel. The engagement device includes an engagement input coupled to the input member, an engagement output that forms a pair with the engagement input and is coupled to the rotating electrical machine, a friction member disposed between the engagement input and the engagement output, and a pressing member that presses the friction member in a pressing direction. An oil pressure chamber is formed between the pressing member and either the engagement input or the engagement output. A biasing spring biases the pressing member in the pressing direction when no oil pressure is supplied to the oil pressure chamber and is disposed on an exterior of the oil pressure chamber. | 12-20-2012 |
20130098728 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER - An automatic transmission is provided with a frictional engagement member that is operated by hydraulic pressure for shifting the automatic transmission, and includes an air vent opening. An automatic transmission controller includes a pressure regulator and a control section. The pressure regulator regulates the hydraulic pressure in response to a hydraulic pressure control signal. The control section performs an air vent operation of venting air from the frictional engagement member through the air vent opening. The air vent operation includes: a preliminary operation of setting the hydraulic pressure control signal to a preliminary pulse indicative of a preliminary value of pressure, wherein the preliminary value is lower than a normal value of pressure; and a normal operation of setting the hydraulic pressure control signal to a normal pulse indicative of the normal value, wherein the normal pulse follows the preliminary pulse. | 04-25-2013 |
20130140127 | SEAL WITH PRESSURE-ACTUATABLE SEALING BEAD - A seal assembly includes an annular body coupled with an inner member or an outer member and has inner and outer circumferential surfaces and first and second annular sealing portions spaced along a centerline. The two sealing portions either extend radially outwardly from the outer surface and have an outside diameter, with the first portion diameter being greater than the second portion diameter, or extend radially inwardly from the body inner surface and have an inside diameter, with the first portion diameter being lesser than the second portion diameter. The seal body is radially deflectable such that the first sealing portion is engaged with one of the outer and inner members, and the second sealing portion is spaced from the member, when the body is exposed to pressure lesser than a predetermined value and both sealing portions are engaged with the member at pressures above the value. | 06-06-2013 |
20130175135 | HYDRAULIC FLUID TRANSFER ASSEMBLY - A fluid retention assembly for a vehicle transmission has a valve body, a first member, a second member, and a biasing member. The valve body has a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and defines a central bore having a sealing portion. The first member is disposed at least partially in the central bore of the valve body and includes a shaft portion and a sealing portion. The second member defines a plurality of fluid apertures. The second member is attached to the shaft portion of the first member opposite the sealing portion. The biasing member is disposed at least partially in the central bore of the valve body coaxial with the first member and has a biasing force that biases the sealing portion of the first member against the sealing portion of the valve body. | 07-11-2013 |
20130306429 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WITH AN ENERGY CONTROL PLATE - A clutch assembly includes a housing, a clutch pack disposed within the housing and concentrically about a shaft, a clutch slave cylinder disposed between the clutch pack and the housing and concentrically about the shaft, and an energy control plate disposed between the clutch slave cylinder and the housing and concentrically about the shaft. The clutch slave cylinder and the energy control plate are generally secured to the housing with a set of fasteners | 11-21-2013 |
20140034441 | HYDRAULIC SECTION HAVING A VENTILATING DEVICE - A hydraulic section ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140069766 | TRANSMISSION FOR A VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE TRANSMISSION - A transmission for a vehicle and a method of assembling the transmission of the vehicle are disclosed. The transmission includes a housing defining a cavity and a recess disposed inside the housing. The recess extends outwardly away from the cavity along a longitudinal axis. The transmission further includes a clutch disposed inside the cavity. In addition, the transmission includes a guide member disposed inside the cavity and defining a first path and a second path spaced from each other. At least one of the first and second paths is in fluid communication with the clutch. The guide member includes a mounting portion disposed in the recess and engaging the housing in an interference fit to secure the guide member to the housing. | 03-13-2014 |
20140124323 | Hydraulic Actuating Device for Actuation of at Least One Friction Clutch and at Least One Gear Setting Element in a Motor Vehicle - A hydraulic actuating device for a friction clutch and a gear setting element has a power unit for pressure generation by use of an electrically driven pump. Gear setting and clutch actuating sections are hydraulically connected to the power unit. A detenting device with a blocking element is associated with a piston of the clutch setting cylinder, which is operatively connected with the friction clutch and can be hydraulically loaded on opposite sides. The blocking element is resiliently biased into a blocking setting preventing piston movement and is movable by an actuator from the blocking setting into a release setting permitting piston movement. The pump is reversible in order to load the piston on one or the other side for an actuating movement. The control unit coordinates activation of the pump and actuator in order to disengage or engage the friction clutch. | 05-08-2014 |
20140231209 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WITH DEOILING UNIT - The invention relates to a clutch assembly of a motor vehicle, in particular to a clutch-controlled differential unit, having a switchable clutch device which can transmit the drive power from a drive element which is at the drive input side in relation to the clutch device to a drive element which is at the drive output side in relation to the clutch device, wherein an oil delivery device is provided for the oil lubrication of the clutch, which oil delivery device, in an operating-state-dependent manner, delivers oil of an oil circuit which serves the clutch device. The clutch assembly is mounted in a housing which forms a clutch chamber for the clutch device. In order to permit rapid deoiling of the clutch chamber in situations in which the clutch device is opened, a deoiling device is provided which actively deoils the clutch chamber when the deoiling unit is not imparting a delivery action. | 08-21-2014 |
20140262675 | VEHICULAR ELECTRIC DRIVE APPARATUS - A vehicular electric drive system comprises: an electric motor operatively connected to drive wheels so that the drive wheels are driven by said electric motor; a hydraulically operated clutch configured to place a power transmitting path between said electric motor and said drive wheels in a selected one of a power transmitting state and a power cutoff state; a gear mechanism disposed between said hydraulically operated clutch and said drive wheels, to reduce a speed of a rotary motion of said electric motor; a first chamber accommodating said electric motor and said hydraulically operated clutch; a second chamber accommodating said gear mechanism; a partition wall disposed so as to isolate said first chamber and said second chamber from each other; a connecting hole formed on said partition wall through which said hydraulically operated clutch and said gear mechanism are operatively connected to each other; an oil seal fitted in said connecting hole, to restrict flows of an oil through said connecting hole; an oil pump provided to deliver the oil required within said first chamber; and another independent oil supply mechanism which does not use said oil pump and which is provided to supply the oil to said second chamber. | 09-18-2014 |
20140374211 | TRANSAXLE UNIT FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A transaxle unit that separately transmits power from an engine and power from a motor to an output shaft of driving wheels and transmits the power from the engine to a generator is provided. A rotary shaft of the motor is disposed vertically apart from the output shaft, and a rotary shaft of the generator is disposed horizontally apart from the output shaft. A clutch is disposed in the transaxle unit in a power transmission path from the engine to the output shaft to connect or disconnect the power from the engine. A pump is disposed coaxially with a rotary shaft of the clutch on a side of the transaxle unit to generate hydraulic pressure for the clutch with the power from the output shaft. | 12-25-2014 |
20150083543 | RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A FRICTION CLUTCH - A clutch release mechanism shortened in its axial length. The clutch release mechanism is applied to a friction clutch | 03-26-2015 |
20150292571 | CLUTCH ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A SHIFT PISTON AND A PISTON HOUSING - A clutch arrangement includes a shift piston and a piston housing. The shift piston is arranged to be displaced in an axial direction relative to the piston housing between at least one gear position and a neutral position. The clutch arrangement also includes a spring element for forcing the shift piston towards the neutral position. The clutch arrangement includes a first return piston and a second return piston arranged on opposite sides of the spring element, and the spring element is accommodated within a recess of the shift piston and is pretensioned between the first return piston and the second return piston. In the neutral position the first return piston is forced by the spring element against a first stop element of the shift piston, defining an end position for the first return piston relative to the shift piston, and the second return piston is forced by the spring element against a second stop element of the shift piston, defining an end position for the second return piston relative to the shift piston. | 10-15-2015 |
20150323017 | VEHICLE CLUTCH SYSTEM INCLUDING THRUST BEARING LOAD CELL - A clutch system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a thrust bearing and a load sensor positioned relative to the thrust bearing and configured to measure a load exerted against the thrust bearing. | 11-12-2015 |
20160010706 | A METHOD FOR OPERATING A HYDRAULIC DISC COUPLING IN AN AWD VEHICLE AND A COUPLING THEREFORE | 01-14-2016 |