US 11,867,267 B1
Clutch for transmission assembly
Kevin R. King, Waterloo, IA (US); Thomas G. Ore, Cedar Falls, IA (US); and Clayton P. Neumann, Cedar Falls, IA (US)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/974,963.
Int. Cl. F16H 3/72 (2006.01); F16H 37/08 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 3/728 (2013.01) [F16H 37/084 (2013.01); F16H 2037/0886 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clutch arrangement, comprising:
a transmission input shaft having a conduit therethrough;
a rotating clutch drum configured to rotatably couple to the transmission input shaft and operate independent of the transmission input shaft, the rotating clutch drum having a conduit complementary to the conduit of the transmission input shaft; and
a bearing spacer between the transmission input shaft and the rotating clutch drum, the bearing spacer having a conduit complementary to the conduit of the transmission input shaft and the conduit of the rotating clutch drum, wherein the conduits of the bearing spacer, the transmission input shaft, and the rotating clutch drum define a clutch apply pressure path to control actuation of the rotating clutch drum.