Patent attributes
A clutch assembly for a transmission having a gear radially supported relative to a shaft in which the clutch assembly includes a clutch plate rotationally coupled to the shaft. The clutch plate further includes an engaged state whereby a surface of the clutch plate abuts a surface of the gear to rotationally couple the gear to the shaft and a disengaged state whereby the clutch surface is spaced from the gear surface to rotationally uncouple the gear and the clutch plate. A transmission assembly includes a first shaft, a second shaft, and a plurality of gears interconnecting the first shaft and the second shaft such that each gear of the plurality of gears is radially supported by one of the first and second shafts. The transmission assembly can further include a plurality of the clutch assemblies.
