Double-clutch gearboxes
Transmission system for motorcar
Article REF: BM2586 V1
Double-clutch gearboxes
Transmission system for motorcar

Authors : Elian BARON, Philippe PESCAROU

Publication date: January 10, 2016, Review date: June 29, 2023 | Lire en français

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6. Double-clutch gearboxes

Although dual-clutch transmissions have enjoyed some commercial success in recent years, their invention is now quite old. As early as 1940, the engineer Adolphe Kégresse (best known for the invention of caterpillar tracks and various off-road vehicle variants) patented a gearbox with two independent clutches (figure 29 ).

.Dual-clutch gearbox (Kégresse patent, 1940)
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