Patent ID: 6012561
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: F16D,F16H

Abstract:
A transmission having a dual clutch system, comprising:a first transmission input shaft including a plurality of drive gears mounted thereon;a second transmission input shaft including a plurality of drive gears mounted thereon, said first and second transmission input shafts being concentric with one another;a driven shaft having a plurality of gears mounted thereon in meshing engagement with said plurality of drive gears on said first and second transmission input shafts;a first flywheel adapted to be mounted to an output shaft of an engine;a first friction disk assembly mounted to said first transmission input shaft;a first pressure plate adapted to be frictionally engaged with said first friction disk assembly and including a first linkage assembly for disengaging said first pressure plate from frictional engagement with said first friction disk assembly;a second flywheel mounted to said first flywheel for rotation therewith;a second friction disk assembly mounted to said second transmission input shaft;a second pressure plate adapted to be frictionally engaged with said second friction disk assembly and including a second linkage assembly for disengaging said second pressure plate from frictional engagement with said second friction disk assembly.