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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015

Filed:

May. 24, 2011
Applicants:

Chi-kuan Kao, Troy, MI (US);

Farzad Samie, Franklin, MI (US);

Chunhao J. Lee, Troy, MI (US);

Dongxu LI, Warren, MI (US);

Kumaraswamy V. Hebbale, Troy, MI (US);

Andrew L. Bartos, Clarkston, MI (US);

Kevin B. Rober, Washington, MI (US);

Inventors:

Chi-Kuan Kao, Troy, MI (US);

Farzad Samie, Franklin, MI (US);

Chunhao J. Lee, Troy, MI (US);

Dongxu Li, Warren, MI (US);

Kumaraswamy V. Hebbale, Troy, MI (US);

Andrew L. Bartos, Clarkston, MI (US);

Kevin B. Rober, Washington, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/10 (2006.01); F16H 3/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/688 (2006.01); F16D 48/02 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/688 (2013.01); F16D 48/0206 (2013.01); F16H 61/0251 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/428 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/4244 (2013.01); F16D 2048/0209 (2013.01); F16D 2048/0221 (2013.01); F16D 2048/0281 (2013.01); Y10T 74/19242 (2015.01); Y10T 74/20024 (2015.01);
Abstract

A wet dual clutch transmission includes at least one hydraulic component and a pilot valve operably connected to the hydraulic component to actuate the hydraulic component. The pilot valve includes a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) based pressure differential actuator valve. The hydraulic component may include but is not limited to a first clutch and a second clutch of the wet dual clutch transmission, a lube regulator valve, an on/off solenoid, a synchronizing shift fork or a line pressure control valve.


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