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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Elizabeth Dick, Whiteland, IN (US);
John Murdock, Fishers, IN (US);
Assignee:
Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/22 (2006.01); F16D 13/74 (2006.01); F16D 13/40 (2006.01); F16D 13/52 (2006.01); F16D 25/0638 (2006.01); F16D 25/12 (2006.01); F16D 13/68 (2006.01); F16D 13/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/74 (2013.01); F16D 13/40 (2013.01); F16D 13/52 (2013.01); F16D 25/0638 (2013.01); F16D 25/123 (2013.01); F16D 13/683 (2013.01); F16D 13/72 (2013.01); F16D 2300/0214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clutch assembly configured to engage and disengage a first shaft from a second shaft includes a controlled and predetermined cooling flow to cool the clutch assembly. The clutch assembly includes a clutch housing, friction plates, and reaction plates optimized to manage fluid flow through the clutch assembly. A plurality of fluid flow outlets is provided to move fluid from an interior of a clutch housing of the clutch assembly to an exterior of the clutch housing.