Selectable clutch and disconnect mechanism
AssigneeTsubakimoto Chain Co.
InventorYuji Kurematsu
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Abstract
A selectable clutch includes a selector that performs ON/OFF operations of a first clutch mechanism. The first clutch mechanism includes a power-transmitting element that transmits or cuts off power between an input-side rotating element and an output-side rotating element in both rotational directions. The selector is coupled to an input shaft element, and coupled to the input-side rotating element by an engaging mechanism having a circumferential play permitting a relative rotation with respect to the input-side rotating element within a predetermined rotational angle range. A disconnect mechanism is configured such that the output-side rotating element is coupled to an auxiliary driving wheel axle, and the selector is coupled to the motor shaft of an auxiliary driving motor.
Claims7
A selectable clutch comprising:
- a first clutch mechanism including an input-side rotating element, an output-side rotating element, and a power-transmitting element that transmits or cuts off power between the input-side rotating element and the output-side rotating element in both rotational directions;
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- a selector that performs ON/OFF operations of the first clutch mechanism, wherein
- the selector is coupled to an input shaft element to which a rotational torque is input, and coupled to the input-side rotating element by an engaging mechanism having a circumferential play permitting a relative rotation with respect to the input-side rotating element within a predetermined rotational angle range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.