Sump oil transfer system

Claim 1

A hydraulic fluid transfer system in a vehicle transmission comprising, a transmission housing, a clutch carrier rotatably mounted in said transmission housing, a wet clutch including a hydraulic actuator and clutch discs mounted on said clutch carrier, hydraulic passage means continuously supplying hydraulic fluid to said wet clutch for wetting the clutch surfaces of said clutch discs, a sump formed in said transmission housing for receiving hydraulic fluid from said wet clutch, hydraulic pumping means continuously pressurizing hydraulic fluid and supplying hydraulic fluid to said hydraulic passage means, a fluid reservoir containing a fluid body for supplying hydraulic fluid to said hydraulic pumping means, a hydraulic conduit means connecting said sump to said reservoir, said sump and said transmission housing defining a cavity axially aligned with said wet clutch, and said sump containing a deflector having converging walls directing flow of hydraulic fluid thrown off of said wet clutch to an outlet formed by said sump means aligned with said deflector for inducing fluid flow from said sump through said conduit means to said reservoir, a hydraulic conduit means outlet immersed in the fluid body of said fluid reservoir, a hydraulic pumping means inlet including a filter centrally immersed in the fluid body of said reservoir reducing the fluid pressure in said reservoir and inducing fluid flow from said sump through said conduit means to said reservoir to maintain a fluid supply in said reservoir.