Patent ID: 8561502

Claim:
A system for a transmission in a vehicle, the system comprising: a starting device; a first drive member connected with and rotated by the starting device; a prime mover; a second drive member connected with and rotated by the prime mover; a first one-way clutch directly coupled with the first drive member; a second one-way clutch directly coupled with the second drive member; a gear assembly having a first driven gear directly coupled with the first one-way clutch and a second driven gear directly coupled with the second one-way clutch, the first driven gear and the second driven gear having an axis of rotation that is parallel with and radially spaced apart from the first drive member and the second drive member; a hydraulic pump having a rotor operatively connected to the first driven gear and the second driven gear, wherein the rotor is selectively engaged with each of the first drive member and the second drive member through the first and second one-way clutches for transferring torque between the rotor and at least one of the starting device and the prime mover.