Patent ID: 7798299

Claim:
A dual input clutch transmission comprising: an on-axis transmission pump having a pump body, a pump cover connected to said pump body and having a back-hub extension, a first internal fluid channel formed within said pump body, and a second internal fluid channel formed within said pump cover; a dual-input clutch disposed within a clutch housing that is positioned immediately adjacent to said pump cover, said dual-input clutch supported by said back-hub extension, and having a first input clutch and a second input clutch, with said dual-input clutch sharing an axis of rotation with said on-axis transmission pump, and being in direct fluid communication with said on-axis transmission pump through at least one of said first and said second internal fluid channels and through internal fluid passages formed at least partially within said back-hub extension; and a torque converter having a torque converter pump and a rotatable hub which is operatively connected to said torque converter pump and drivingly connected to said on-axis transmission pump; wherein said torque converter and said on-axis transmission pump are adjacently positioned along a common axis of rotation and wherein said transmission pump is selected from a group of a gear pump and a vane pump.