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Clutch device for a drive train

US9670967B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2013
Grant dateJun 6, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/62
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A clutch device for arrangement in a drive train of a motor vehicle between a drive unit and a gearbox, which comprises a clutch for optional torque transmission between the drive unit and the gearbox, a clutch input side to which a torque from the drive unit can be transmitted, and an electric machine allocated to the clutch input side, wherein an overrun to transmit the torque from the drive unit in only one rotational direction is arranged upstream of the clutch input side in relation to the torque transmission path.

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