Patent ID: 11964557
Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 5:
6. A method for operation of a transmission system, comprising:
in a first friction clutch, selectively transferring mechanical power directly from a first set of discs directly splined to a shaft to a second set of discs splined to an inner circumference of a first gear; and
flowing a lubricant directly from the first friction clutch to
an opening that is formed on an inner axial side of a bearing between an inner race and an outer race of the bearing;
wherein the bearing includes a shield on an outer axial side of the bearing; and
wherein the first gear includes outer teeth that are positioned circumferentially around the first gear outward from the first and second sets of discs and is designed to mesh with a second gear in the transmission system.