Patent ID: 9194444
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A powertrain comprising: an engine; a transmission having a transmission input shaft; a launch clutch connected between the engine and the transmission input shaft for coupling the engine to the transmission when the launch clutch is in an engaged condition and for decoupling the engine from the transmission when the launch clutch is in a disengaged condition; a pump for providing pressurized hydraulic fluid; a device rotationally coupled to the launch clutch and to the pump, wherein the device is translatable along an axis between a first position and a second position, wherein the device moves the launch clutch to the engaged condition when in the first position and does not move the launch clutch to the engaged condition when in the second position, and wherein the transmission input shaft is supported for rotation on the device; a piston in communication with the pressurized hydraulic fluid provided by the pump and configured to translate the device along the axis between at least one of the first and second positions.