Power delivery system

Claim 2

A power delivery system for connecting a transmission to an output shaft of an engine, said transmission including a dog clutch for establishing a power transmission route by the engagement of the dog clutch, said power delivery system comprising: an input shaft for transmission the driving force of an engine; an output shaft a fluid coupling for transmitting the driving force from said input shaft to said output shaft, said fluid coupling comprising a fluid coupling casing, said casing being mounted on and rotatably driven by said input shaft, said fluid coupling including a plurality of pump blades secured within said case to the radially outward periphery of said case, said fluid coupling also including turbine blades positioned within said case, at the radially outward periphery of said case, and a turbine shell which retains the turbine blades in position; a clutch for disconnecting the engagement between an output member of said fluid coupling and said output shaft when the dog clutch is operated in order to switch between an on-state and an off-state, said clutch including a clutch plate case in the form of a hollow cylinder which is connected to said turbine shell, a clutch disk wheel connected to said output shaft, a first set of clutch plates supported by said clutch plate case, and a second set of clutch plates supported by said clutch disk wheel, said first and second sets of clutch plates being positioned within said case adjacent the radially inward periphery of said fluid coupling, said clutch being engaged when said first and second sets of clutch plates are selectively pressed; an oil pump for supplying oil into said fluid coupling case, said oil pump being positioned within said case adjacent the radially inward periphery of said clutch.

Claim 3

A power delivery system for connecting a transmission to an output shaft of an engine, said transmission including a dog clutch for establishing a power transmission route by the engagement of the dog clutch, said power delivery system comprising: an input shaft for transmitting the driving force of an engine an output shaft; a fluid coupling for transmitting the driving force from said input shaft to said output shaft, said fluid coupling comprising a fluid coupling casing, said casing being mounted on and rotatably driven by said input shaft, said fluid coupling including a plurality of pump blades secured within said case to the radially outward periphery of said case, said fluid coupling also including turbine blades positioned within said case, at the radially outward periphery of said case, and a turbine shell which retains the turbine blades in position; a clutch for disconnecting the engagement between an output member of said fluid coupling and said output shaft when the dog clutch is operated in order to switch between an on-state and an off-state, said clutch including a clutch plate case in the form of a hollow cylinder which is connected to said turbine shell, a clutch disk wheel connected to said output shaft, a first set of clutch plates supported by said clutch plate case, and a second set of clutch plates supported by said clutch disk wheel, said first and second sets of clutch plates being positioned within said case adjacent the radially inward periphery of said fluid coupling, said clutch being engaged when said first and second sets of clutch plates are selectively pressed; an oil pump for supplying oil into said fluid coupling case, said oil pump being positioned within said case adjacent the radially inward periphery of said clutch, said oil pump including two members which rotate relative to each other to enable said pump to supply oil by the relative rotation of said two members, one of said two members being connected to said input shaft and the other being connected to said turbine shell.

Claim 4

A power delivery system for connecting a transmission to an output shaft of an engine, said transmission including a dog clutch for establishing a power transmission route by the engagement of the dog clutch, said power delivery system comprising: an input shaft for transmitting the driving force of an engine an output shaft; a fluid coupling for transmitting the driving force from said input shaft to said output shaft, said fluid coupling comprising a fluid coupling casing, said casing being mounted on and rotatably driven by said input shaft, said fluid coupling including a plurality of pump blades secured within said case to the radially outward periphery of said case, said fluid coupling also including turbine blades positioned within said case, at the radially outward periphery of said case, and a turbine shell which retains the turbine blades in position; a clutch for disconnecting the engagement between an output member of said fluid coupling and said output shaft when the dog clutch is operated in order to switch between an on-state and an off-state, said clutch including a clutch plate case in the form of a hollow cylinder which is connected to said turbine shell, a clutch disk wheel connected to said output shaft, a first set of clutch plates supported by said clutch plate case, and a second set of clutch plates supported by said clutch disk wheel, said first and second sets of clutch plates being positioned within said case adjacent the radially inward periphery of said fluid coupling, said clutch being engaged when said first and second sets of clutch plates are selectively pressed; an oil pump for supplying oil into said fluid coupling case, said oil pump being positioned within said case adjacent the radially inward periphery of said clutch, said oil pump including two members which rotate relative to each other to enable said pump to supply oil by the relative rotation of said two members, one of said two members being connected to said input shaft and the other being connected to said turbine shell.