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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory D. Goleski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey E. Maurer, Commerce, MI (US);
Steven G. Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/10 (2006.01); F16D 25/0638 (2006.01); F16H 63/30 (2006.01); F16D 48/02 (2006.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01); F16H 61/686 (2006.01); F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 61/682 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/10 (2013.01); F16D 25/0638 (2013.01); F16D 48/0206 (2013.01); F16D 48/062 (2013.01); F16D 48/064 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 61/682 (2013.01); F16H 61/686 (2013.01); F16H 63/30 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clutch assembly includes first, second and third clutches, a housing including a first projection to which the first clutch selectively produces a connection, a second projection to which the second and third clutches selectively produce connections, clutch-apply circuits each circuit corresponding to one of the clutches, and a balance volume circuit for supplying fluid to each of the clutches, and a shaft rotatably supporting the housing.