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

Claim 8:
9. 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 idler assembly is drivingly coupled to an electric motor;
the first gear-clutch assembly includes a gear having a clutch at least partially disposed therein;
the clutch includes a clutch drum disposed at least partially concentrically within the gear; and
the clutch drum includes at least one aperture formed therein which is in fluid communication with the at least one fluid passage.