Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Patrick Duff

Jau-Wen Tseng

Carl Garbacik

Mark William Marchie

Marvin R Young

Bhupinder Singh

Flynn McCabe

Dionna Sharpe

John D Borders

A vehicle transmission includes a first rotating element, second rotating element, first retainer ring, and second retainer ring. The first rotating element has an exterior surface that defines a first ring groove. The second rotating element is configured to limit movement of friction plates during clutch engagement. The second rotating element is disposed about the exterior surface and has an interior surface that defines a second ring groove. The first retainer ring is disposed in the first ring groove. The second retainer ring is disposed in the second ring groove and thereby restricts movement of the first retainer ring in a radially outward direction.

Transmission and transmission clutch system

The present invention in one or more embodiments provides an input clutch assembly which includes a cylinder housing, a cross-section thereof including along an axial direction first and second spaced apart cylinder-portions, and an input sleeve, a cross-section thereof including along the axial direction first and second sleeve-portions defining there-between a first sleeve-channel with a pair of edges spaced apart along the axial direction, the first sleeve-portion defining thereupon a recess, where at a first engagement position the recess is at least partially exposed while the pair of edges both contact the first cylinder-portion.

Input clutch assembly

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Dearborn Heights, MI, United States of America

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