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Dual clutch transaxle

US10252613B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

TEAM Industries, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bruce H. Younggren · Bemidji, US
Brandon P. Lenk · Shevlin, US
Thomas Richard Rosenbush · Bagley, US
Ronald Joseph Wendt · Bemidji, US
Michael Mueller · Fort Lauderdale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 20, 2017
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2200/0069
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dual clutch transaxle is provided that includes a dual clutch assembly, an input shaft assembly, a counter shaft assembly, a shift assembly and at least one output assembly. The dual clutch assembly has a dual clutch axis and includes a first clutch shaft and a second clutch shaft. The input shaft assembly includes a nested first inner input shaft and a second outer input shaft that are operationally coupled to the first clutch shaft and a second clutch shaft. An input shaft axis is offset from the dual clutch axis of the dual clutch assembly. A plurality of drive gears of the input shaft assembly are operationally coupled to a plurality of driven gears of the counter shaft assembly. The shift assembly is operationally coupled to select. The at least one output assembly is operationally coupled to the counter shaft assembly.

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