Patent ID: 7032730

Claim:
A vehicle gearbox ( 2 ) comprising: a clutch ( 6 ) having a clutch disc and a clutch bell housing ( 34 ); a central clutch release device ( 28 ) being centrally located around an input shaft ( 4 ) and situated between the clutch disc and the clutch bell housing ( 34 ) for facilitating control of the clutch; the gearbox ( 2 ) having a transmission control unit ( 22 ) connected directly with the central clutch release device ( 28 ); and the clutch ( 6 ) being actuated solely by pressure medium obtained directly from the transmission control unit ( 22 ); wherein the transmission control unit ( 22 ) is located one of on or within the gearbox ( 2 ), the central clutch release device ( 28 ) has an outer circumference extending to an inner circumference of the clutch bell housing for direct connection of the clutch release device ( 28 ) through the clutch bell housing and to the transmission control unit ( 22 ); and valves ( 32 ) for controlling release of the clutch ( 6 ) are integrated into one of the central clutch release device ( 28 ) and the transmission control unit ( 22 ) thereby providing a direct connection between the transmission control unit ( 22 ) and the valves ( 32 ) and clutch release device ( 28 ) for controlling release of the clutch ( 6 ).