Patent ID: 6675943
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A lubrication system for a driveline system including a master clutch including a ball ramp mechanism to a load a clutch pack and a transmission comprising:a lubricant pump disposed within said master clutch; a lubricant sump attached to said transmission containing a quantity of lubricant; a lubrication supply tube having a first end disposed within said sump and a second end feeding said lubricant to said lubricant pump where said lubricant is drawn from said sump through said first end of said supply tube, then through said second end of said supply tube into said lubricant pump and into said ball ramp mechanism and into said clutch pack and into said transmission; and a lubricant distribution channel formed in said ball ramp actuator to channel said lubricant from said lubricant pump to said transmission.