Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clutch assembly for automatic transmission
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Application No.: US15372776Application Date: 2016-12-08
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Publication No.: US10247256B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Dengfu Zhang , David Beck
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent James Dottavio
- Main IPC: F16D13/52
- IPC: F16D13/52 ; F16D13/64 ; F16D13/68 ; F16D13/74 ; F16D25/12 ; F16H57/04 ; F16D25/0638 ; F16D13/72

Abstract:
A clutch for an automatic transmission includes a clutch pack having a first set of friction disks interleaved with a second set of friction disks. The clutch further includes an annulus having an outer surface connected to the first friction disks and an inner surface. The annulus defines oil holes extending from the inner surface to the outer surface to permit oil to flow from the inner surface to the clutch pack. Air passageways are defined in the annulus and extend through the annulus permitting air to flow from the inner surface to the clutch pack to reduce drag losses between the first and second sets of disks. Each of the air passageways have an entrance that is radially inboard of an entrance of each of the oil holes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180163790A1 CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Public/Granted day:2018-06-14
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