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US 12,331,792 B1Granted
In-shaft selective lube implementation for a wet clutch
AssigneeDana Belgium N.V.
InventorsJan A. Bedert, Kurt Cattoor, Jan Markey, Filip D. Schacht
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Abstract
A transmission system comprising: a lubrication valve that fluidly couples a lubrication line in fluidic communication with a multi-disc wet clutch; a clutch line in fluidic communication with a clutch actuator of the multi-disc wet clutch and the lubrication valve; a clutch control valve fluidly coupled to the clutch line; and a controller configured to adjust a pressure of the clutch line to open and close the lubrication valve based on wet clutch temperature.
Claims10
A transmission system comprising:
- a lubrication valve that fluidly couples a lubrication line in fluidic communication with a multi-disc wet clutch;
- a clutch line in fluidic communication with a clutch actuator of the multi-disc wet clutch and the lubrication valve;
- a clutch control valve fluidly coupled to the clutch line;
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- a controller configured to adjust a pressure of the clutch line to open and close the lubrication valve based on wet clutch temperature.
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