Patent ID: 8714326

Claim:
A dual clutch mechanism comprising: an input shaft, a first output shaft and a second output shaft, the second output shaft having a portion disposed within the first output shaft, the input shaft being axially spaced a distance from the first output shaft and the second output shaft such that there is no portion of either of the first output shaft or the second output shaft overlapping the input shaft radially therefrom; a first clutch having a first clutch driven side with a set of first clutch driven discs and a first clutch driving side with a set of first clutch driving discs, the first clutch driven side being rotatably drivable by the input shaft via a common driven plate and the first output shaft being selectively rotatably drivable by the first clutch driving side via a first clutch driving plate when the first clutch driven and driving discs are engaged; wherein the first output shaft is associated with an inner diameter of the first clutch driving discs to reduce rotational inertia on the driving side of the first clutch arrangement; and a second clutch having a second clutch driven side with a set of second clutch driven discs and a second clutch driving side and a set of second clutch driving discs, the second clutch driven side being rotatably drivable by the input shaft via the common driven plate and the second output shaft being selectively rotatably drivable by the second clutch driving side via a second clutch driving plate when the second clutch driven and driving discs are engaged, the second output shaft being associated with an inner diameter of the second clutch driving discs to reduce rotational inertia on the driving side of the second clutch arrangement, the common driven plate having a segment being disposed radially outward relative to the first and second clutch driving plates; and a first clutch fluid path for supplying fluid to the discs of the first clutch and a second clutch fluid path for supplying fluid to the discs of the second clutch, the first and second clutch fluid paths being independent.