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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Johann Kirchhoffer, Köln, DE;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 21/06 (2006.01); F16D 21/02 (2006.01); F16D 13/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 21/02 (2013.01); F16D 13/72 (2013.01); F16D 21/06 (2013.01); F16D 2021/0615 (2013.01); F16D 2021/0684 (2013.01); F16D 2300/0212 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dual-clutch for a motor vehicle includes an input, first and second outputs, friction plates for producing a drive connection between the input and the first and second outputs alternately, a housing including an inlet and an outlet, containing at least a portion of the friction plates, and a cooling system including a fan impeller rotating with the input and producing an air stream flowing through the housing from the inlet to the outlet.