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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Eli Avny, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Matthew John Shelton, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Steven Gerald Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eli Avny, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Matthew John Shelton, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Steven Gerald Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/72 (2013.01); F16D 2300/02 (2013.01); F16D 2300/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to durability enhancement techniques for a dry-clutch vehicle transmission. A cooling system that provides a direct convective cooling path to friction surfaces is disclosed. Also disclosed is a continuously variable clutch wear compensation assembly configured to adjust the position of clutch assembly components on-demand or as needed.