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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2010
Larry A. Pritchard, Macomb, MI (US);
Matthew A. Rahaim, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Larry A. Pritchard, Macomb, MI (US);
Matthew A. Rahaim, Royal Oak, MI (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A dual clutch transmission for a vehicle is provided. The transmission includes a first input shaft driven by a first clutch and a second input shaft driven by a second clutch. An output shaft or shafts are driven by the input shafts having selective mesh torsional force transferring gear contact therewith. A differential input gear is driven by the output shaft or shafts. At least one of the input shafts has at least one input gear that torsionally engages with the output shaft via an idler shaft having an idler input shaft torsionally connected on the idler shaft with an idler shaft output gear through a one-way clutch and wherein the idler shaft output gear is meshed with another gear on the one input shaft.