Patent ID: 9091305
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A clutch assembly, comprising: a clutch basket; a plate pack having a plurality of inner and outer plates connected to each other via a friction connection; a rotatable clutch hub concentrically arranged relative to and operatively connected to the clutch basket and the inner plates, the clutch hub having a radially extending wall portion from which axially extends a shoulder portion with a plurality of spaced apart grooves having a bore which facilitates a throughflow of a fluid from an interior of the clutch assembly to the plate pack, and outer toothing to be engaged for connection by the inner plates; and a plurality of fluid conduction devices, each fluid conduction device received by a corresponding groove and respectively has a fluid inlet side with a plurality of distribution chambers, a segment star which protrudes into a corresponding bore to connect the conduction device to the clutch hub and also distribute the fluid supplied to the hub into the distribution chambers, and a fluid outlet side having a plurality of fluid outlet openings fluidically connected to a corresponding one of the distribution chambers, wherein the segment star includes wings having a first height, each wing partially transforming into walls having a second height less than the first height.