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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Jordan M. Houser, Sylvania, OH (US);
DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
A transmission system and a method for operation of said transmission is provided. The transmission system includes a first friction clutch with a first set of discs splined to a shaft and a second set of discs splined to an inner circumference of a first gear. The system further includes a first hydraulic passage extending through the shaft and including an outlet in the shaft that directly supplies a lubricant to the first and second sets of discs during transmission system operation, where the first gear includes outer teeth that are positioned circumferentially around the first gear outward from the first and second sets of discs and is designed to mesh with a second gear in the transmission system.