Patent ID: 11878577
Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 10:
11. An electric drive system, comprising:
an electric motor-generator;
a motor-generator output shaft rotationally coupled to the electric motor-generator;
an idler shaft;
a gear train including a plurality of gears coupled to the motor-generator output shaft and the idler shaft;
a first clutch assembly including a first clutch drum that is disposed at least partially concentrically within a first gear on the idler shaft;
a second clutch assembly including a second clutch drum that is disposed at least partially concentrically within a second gear on the idler shaft;
a first fluid conduit disposed at least partially through the idler shaft and in fluid communication with the first clutch assembly; and
a second fluid conduit disposed at least partially through the idler shaft and in fluid communication with the second clutch assembly;
wherein the first and second fluid conduits are positioned at opposing ends of the idler shaft.