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US 8,783,433 B2Granted
Dry-clutch transmission with cooling techniques
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJohn Edward Brevick
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a dry-clutch transmission having various cooling techniques. Some techniques include forming different structural features on transmission components so as to create an organized air flow. The disclosed techniques are applicable to both opened and closed transmission housings.
Claims10
A dry-clutch transmission, comprising:
- a drive plate having a first set of holes spaced circumferentially around the drive plate, a first set of blades out of plane from a face of the drive plate and each extending over a respective one of the first set of holes in a first direction, a second set of holes spaced circumferentially around the drive plate radially inward from the first set, and a second set of blades out of plane from the face and each extending over a respective one of the second set of holes in a second direction, different from the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.