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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2004
Wade A. Smith, Imlay City, MI (US);
Troy S. Reinoehl, Ashley, IN (US);
Kevin F. Schlosser, Auburn, IN (US);
Wade A. Smith, Imlay City, MI (US);
Troy S. Reinoehl, Ashley, IN (US);
Kevin F. Schlosser, Auburn, IN (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An input shaft brake and disconnect apparatus is provided in a housing between an engine and a transmission. The disconnect apparatus has a first cavity that receives pressurized fluid causing a piston to shift and disconnect an input shaft from a clutch. Pressurized fluid is provided to a second cavity to shift a piston that is associated with a single brake disk or double brake disk that are disposed on one or both sides of an input shaft rotor that is retained on an input shaft. The disconnect apparatus and brake allow for quicker shifting.