Hydraulic clutch

• US 9,004,249 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2011
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Seo, Kangsoo, Jeon, Jaeyoung, Oh, Wonseok, Ji, Seongwook
• Primary Examiner(s): Bonck, Rodney H
• Assistant Examiner(s): FLUHART, STACEY A
• Application Number:
  US13/316,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20130075216A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,222 Days
• Field of Search: 192/48.611, 192/48.601, 192/48.602, 192/48.603, 192/48.604, 192/48.605, 192/48.606, 192/48.607, 192/48.608, 192/48.609, 192/85.45, 192/85.25, 192/106.F, 475/146
• US Class Current: 192/48.611
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2048/0212 Details of pistons for master or slave cylinders especially adapted for fluid control for other details of pistons in master or slave cylinders F16D2025/081 or F16D25/082
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 21/06 at least two driving shafts or two driven shafts being concentric
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 25/0638 with more than two discs, e.g. multiple lamellae
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 25/10 Clutch systems with a plurality of fluid-actuated clutches arrangements or mounting of clutches in vehicles B60K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 25/12 Details not specific to one of the before-mentioned types

Abstract

A hydraulic pressure clutch includes a first connecting hub on an input shaft, an inner sleeve, a boss, an outer sleeve, a clutch drum, a second connecting hub, a first piston forming a first piston chamber together with the second connecting hub, first clutch plates disposed on an outer protrusion and selectively pushed by the first piston along an axial direction, first friction disks disposed alternately with the first clutch plates, a first balance wall forming a first balance chamber, a second piston forming a second piston chamber, second clutch plates selectively pushed by the second piston along an axial direction, second friction disks disposed alternately with the second clutch plates, and a second balance wall forming a second balance chamber, wherein the first piston penetrates through the outer protrusion for pushing the first clutch plates.

Claims

1. A hydraulic pressure clutch comprising:

a first connecting hub disposed on an input shaft;

an inner sleeve connected to an outer portion of the first connecting hub;

a boss connected to an outer portion of the inner sleeve;

an outer sleeve connected to an outer portion of the boss in a radial direction of the input shaft;

a clutch drum comprising;

an inner protrusion directly connected to an outer portion of the outer sleeve and forming a first clutch mounting space; and

an outer protrusion forming a second clutch mounting space, wherein the outer protrusion is disposed away from the inner protrusion in a radial direction of the input shaft;

a second connecting hub connected to an outer portion of the outer sleeve;

a first piston forming a first piston chamber together with the second connecting hub and the outer sleeve therebetween and being operated by hydraulic pressure input to the first piston chamber;

a plurality of first clutch plates disposed on the outer protrusion and selectively pushed by the first piston along an axial direction;

a plurality of first friction disks disposed on a first clutch hub alternately with the first clutch plates;

a first balance wall connected to the inner protrusion and forming a first balance chamber together with the first piston and the outer sleeve therebetween;

a second piston forming the second piston chamber together with the boss therebetween, and being operated by hydraulic pressure input to the second piston chamber, wherein the second piston chamber, the outer sleeve and the first piston chamber are positioned sequentially from the input shaft in the radial direction;

a plurality of second clutch plates disposed on the inner protrusion and selectively pushed by the second piston along the axial direction;

a plurality of second friction disks disposed on a second clutch hub alternately with the second clutch plates; and

a second balance wall forming a second balance chamber together with the second piston therebetween, wherein the second balance chamber, the outer sleeve and the first balance chamber are positioned sequentially from the input shaft in the radial direction;

wherein the first piston penetrates through the outer protrusion for pushing the first clutch plates.

2. The hydraulic pressure clutch of claim 1, wherein the first piston chamber is formed outside of the clutch drum independent from the second piston chamber.

3. The hydraulic pressure clutch of claim 2, wherein the first piston chamber and the second piston chamber are connected to separate oil passages respectively.

4. The hydraulic pressure clutch of claim 1, wherein the first balance chamber of which hydraulic pressure is supplied for the first piston to return to and the second balance chamber of which hydraulic pressure is supplied for the second piston to return to are independently formed.