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Double-clutch transmission architecture for a motor vehicle

US7197954B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 17, 2004
Grant dateApr 3, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19233
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The transmission includes: a first input shaft carrying drive gearwheels for first gear, third gear, fifth gear, sixth gear and reverse; a second input shaft, coaxial to the first, carrying drive gearwheels for second gear and fourth gear; first and second clutches for coupling the first and the second input shafts respectively to a drive shaft of the motor vehicle; and at least one output shaft carrying a plurality of driven gearwheels, each meshing, either directly or indirectly, with a corresponding drive gearwheel; a first engagement sleeve associated with the drive gearwheels or driven gearwheels of first and third gears; a second engagement sleeve associated with the drive gearwheels or driven gearwheels of second and fourth gears; a third engagement sleeve associated with the drive gearwheels or driven gearwheels of fifth and sixth gears; and a fourth engagement sleeve associated with the drive gearwheel or driven gearwheel of reverse gear.

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