Patent ID: 11949319
Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  F  Y | IPC B  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a gear-clutch assembly, comprising:
providing an idler assembly including a rotatable shaft having a first gear-clutch assembly selectively coupled to a first end thereof and a second gear-clutch assembly selectively coupled to a second end thereof;
providing a first fluid source in fluid communication with at least one of the first gear-clutch assembly and the second gear-clutch assembly through at least one fluid passage; and
selectively causing a first fluid to flow from the first fluid source to facilitate at least one of selective engagement and lubrication to at least one of the first and second gear-clutch assemblies,
wherein the at least one fluid passage comprises a first section extending radially outward to an outer peripheral surface of the rotatable shaft, and a second section fluidly connected to at least one aperture formed about a circumference of a clutch drum of the first gear-clutch assembly.