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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1981
Koji Nozawa, Higashikurume, JP;
Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A common housing is used for a torque converter or clutch and a center brake device. The drive shaft of the torque converter or clutch is connected to the input shaft of a transmission, which is housed in a housing adjacent to the common housing. The output shaft of the transmission lies parallel to the input shaft and the clutch drive shaft and extends into the common housing. The center brake device is fixed to the free end of the transmission output shaft and within the space defined by the converter or clutch housing. To minimize housing dimensions, the center brake device and the clutch or torque converter share the space defined by the converter or clutch housing. To better ventilate and cool the clutch or torque converter, the common space may open directly to atmosphere through an opening in the housing.