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Dual clutch design for and electro-mechanical automatic transmission having a dual input shaft

  • US 6,012,561 A
  • Filed: 09/15/1998
  • Issued: 01/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A transmission having a dual clutch system, comprising:

  • a first transmission input shaft including a plurality of drive gears mounted thereon;

    a second transmission input shaft including a plurality of drive gears mounted thereon, said first and second transmission input shafts being concentric with one another;

    a driven shaft having a plurality of gears mounted thereon in meshing engagement with said plurality of drive gears on said first and second transmission input shafts;

    a first flywheel adapted to be mounted to an output shaft of an engine;

    a first friction disk assembly mounted to said first transmission input shaft;

    a first pressure plate adapted to be frictionally engaged with said first friction disk assembly and including a first linkage assembly for disengaging said first pressure plate from frictional engagement with said first friction disk assembly;

    a second flywheel mounted to said first flywheel for rotation therewith;

    a second friction disk assembly mounted to said second transmission input shaft;

    a second pressure plate adapted to be frictionally engaged with said second friction disk assembly and including a second linkage assembly for disengaging said second pressure plate from frictional engagement with said second friction disk assembly.

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