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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
Domenico Mesiti, Orbassano, IT;
Dario Caenazzo, Orbassano, IT;
Domenico Mesiti, Orbassano, IT;
Dario Caenazzo, Orbassano, IT;
CRF Societa Consortile per Azioni, Turin, IT;
Abstract
The transmission comprises a gearbox having first and second input shafts coaxial to one another, wherein the second input shaft carries driving gearwheels associated to the even gears (second, fourth and sixth) and to the highest gear (sixth or seventh); and a clutch unit having first and second dry friction clutches arranged to couple a drive shaft of the motor vehicle respectively to the first and second input shafts of the gearbox. The first friction clutch associated to the first input shaft is normally disengaged, whereas the second friction clutch associated to the second input shaft is normally engaged.