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US 11,286,994 B2Granted
Multiple-clutch assembly, dual-clutch transmission assembly and motor vehicle
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsAngelika Ebert, Steffen Matschas, Johannes Friess
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Abstract
A clutch arrangement arranged between a drive unit and a transmission, with at least one multi-plate clutch having an outer plate carrier and an actuation element. The actuation element, particularly a piston, has openings for receiving the outer plate carrier.
Claims11
A clutch arrangement configured to be arranged between a drive unit and a transmission, comprising:
- an actuation element;
- and
- at least three multi-plate clutches, wherein each of the at least three multi-plate clutches comprise a respective outer plate carrier, and the respective outer plate carriers form a housing of the clutch arrangement,
- wherein the actuation element defines openings for receiving radially inwardly extending fingers arranged on a radially innermost portion of a radially outermost one of the outer plate carriers of the multi-plate clutches, and wherein the radially outermost outer plate carrier is rotationally fixed to a radially inner outer plate carrier by the fingers.
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A hybrid dual clutch transmission arrangement, comprising:
- a clutch arrangement configured to be arranged between a drive unit and a transmission, and comprising:
- an actuation element;
- and
- at least three multi-plate clutches, wherein each of the at least three multi-plate clutches comprise a respective outer plate carrier, and the respective outer plate carriers form a housing of the clutch arrangement,
- wherein the actuation element defines openings for receiving radially inwardly extending fingers arranged on a radially innermost portion of a radially outermost one of the outer plate carriers of the multi-plate clutches, and wherein the radially outermost outer plate carrier is rotationally fixed to a radially inner outer plate carrier by the fingers.
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A motor vehicle comprising:
- a drive unit;
- a transmission;
- and
- at least one of a clutch arrangement configured to be arranged between the drive unit and the transmission and a dual clutch transmission arrangement configured to be arranged between the drive unit and the transmission, each comprising:
- an actuation element;
- and
- at least three multi-plate clutches, wherein the at least three multi-plate clutches comprise a respective outer plate carrier, and the respective outer plate carriers form a housing of the clutch arrangement,
- wherein the actuation element defines openings for receiving radially inwardly extending fingers arranged on a radially innermost portion of a radially outermost one of the outer plate carriers of the multi-plate clutches, and wherein the radially outermost outer plate carrier is rotationally fixed to a radially inner outer plate carrier by the fingers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.