Clutch assembly comprising radially displaceable control members, and drive train comprising the clutch assembly

A clutch assembly comprising:

• a main rotational axis;
• a first clutch partner and a second clutch partner;
• a plurality of control members arranged to control a coupling device, the coupling device arranged to couple the first clutch partner and the second clutch partner;
• and
• a slider sleeve, coaxially displaceable with respect to the first clutch partner and the second clutch partner to actuate the plurality of control members, wherein:
• the plurality of control members is arranged on a radial inside of the slider sleeve and displaceable in a radial direction relative to the main rotational axis, wherein:
• the first clutch partner comprises an external toothing;
• the second clutch partner comprises a locking toothing;
• the slider sleeve comprises an internal toothing in rotationally fixed engagement with the external toothing;
• and
• when the slider sleeve is displaced, the internal toothing is arranged to be brought into rotationally fixed engagement with the locking toothing to couple the first clutch partner to the second clutch partner in a rotationally fixed manner.

A clutch assembly comprising:

• a main rotational axis;
• a first freewheel clutch partner;
• a second freewheel clutch partner comprising a plurality of ramp-like locking contours;
• a switchable freewheel device arranged to couple the first freewheel clutch partner and the second freewheel clutch partner, the switchable freewheel device comprising a plurality of spring-loaded locking bodies arranged on the first freewheel clutch partner, each of the plurality of spring-loaded locking bodies comprising a locking section and a deactivation section;
• a plurality of control members arranged on a radial inside of a slider sleeve and displaceable in a radial direction relative to the main rotational axis to control the switchable freewheel device;
• and
• the slider sleeve, coaxially displaceable with respect to the first freewheel clutch partner and the second freewheel clutch partner to:
• bring the plurality of control members into a connected position to connect the switchable freewheel device so that the switchable freewheel device can assume a locked state or a freewheeling state depending on a rotational direction or a rotational speed of the first freewheel clutch partner and the second freewheel clutch partner;
• and
• bring the plurality of control members into a disconnected position to disconnect the switchable freewheel device so that the first freewheel clutch partner and the second freewheel clutch partner are rotationally decoupled from one another, wherein:
• when the plurality of control members is in the connected position:
• each of the plurality of spring-loaded locking bodies is pivoted in a first pivot direction about a pivot axis running parallel to the main rotational axis into an active position;
• the switchable freewheel device is engaged;
• and,
• when the first freewheel clutch partner is rotated relative to the second freewheel clutch partner in a first rotational direction, each locking section is radially deflected to interlock with a one of the plurality of ramp-like locking contours;
• and
• when the plurality of control members is in the disconnected position:
• the plurality of control members press on respective deactivation sections to pivot the respective locking bodies in a second pivot direction, opposite the first pivot direction, into a passive position in which the respective locking sections are disengaged from the ramp-like locking contours;
• and
• the switchable freewheel device is disengaged.