Patent ID: 8297424

Claim:
A dual clutch assembly comprising, in combination, a first clutch drive disc having a first friction face, a second, center clutch drive disc having a second friction face and a third friction face, a third clutch drive disc having a fourth friction face, a carrier member connected to and driving said first, second and third clutch drive discs, a first driven clutch disc disposed between said first friction face and said second friction face, a second driven clutch disc disposed between said third friction face and said fourth friction face, a clutch actuator for axially translating said carrier member, a first one way clutch disposed between said carrier member and said first clutch drive disc and a second one way clutch disposed between said carrier member and said third clutch drive disc, a first control rod associated with said first clutch drive disc and a second control rod associated with said third clutch drive disc, a third one way clutch operably disposed between said first clutch drive disc and said first control rod and a fourth one way clutch operably disposed between said third clutch drive disc and said second control rod, a first compression spring disposed between said third one way clutch and said first control rod and a second compression spring disposed between said fourth one way clutch and said second control rod, and a third compression spring operably disposed between said second clutch drive disc and said first control rod and a fourth compression spring operably disposed between said second clutch drive disc and said second control rod.