Granted Patent B2

US 12,253,115 · App. 18/311,136 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Inventors: Filip Van Raepenbusch (Bruges, BE); Kurt Cattoor (Koolkerke, BE)

Assignee: DANA BELGIUM N.V.

F16D25/0638F16D21/08

Abstract

Claims (13)

1. A clutch assembly, comprising:

a first clutch pack to couple a drive gear via a rotational connection component;

a second clutch pack to couple a drum via the rotational connection component;

a hydraulic piston configured to jointly actuate the first clutch pack and the second clutch pack; and

a spring coupled to the hydraulic piston and positioned radially inward from the first clutch pack and the second clutch pack;

wherein the first clutch pack is axially spaced away from the second clutch pack;

wherein the first and second clutch packs are each coupled to the rotational connection component via a separate set of plates; and

wherein the drum is coupled to a shaft;

the clutch assembly further comprising a roller bearing or a bushing directly coupled to the rotational connection component and the shaft.

2. The clutch assembly of claim 1 , wherein the separate sets of plates are friction plates and separator plates.

3. The clutch assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rotational connection component, the first clutch pack, and the second clutch pack are circumferentially enclosed by a portion of the drum.

4. The clutch assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a controller including instructions that when executed cause the controller to:

jointly disengage the first clutch pack and the second clutch pack via operation of the hydraulic piston.

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