Dual clutch design for and electro-mechanical automatic transmission having a dual input shaft
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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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Abstract
A dual clutch system is provided for a transmission having dual input shafts. The dual clutch system includes first and second flywheels as well as first and second friction disk assemblies and first and second pressure plates for pressing against said first and second friction disk assemblies, respectively. The pressure plates are each operatively engaged by an electromechanical clutch actuator.
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1. A transmission having a dual clutch system, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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