Coupling and control assembly

A clutch and control assembly comprising:

• a clutch subassembly having first and second operating modes, the subassembly including first and second clutch members supported for rotation relative to one another about a common rotational axis, the first clutch member having a coupling first face oriented to face axially in a first direction along the rotational axis and the second clutch member having a coupling second face opposed to the first face and oriented to face axially in a second direction along the rotational axis, the second clutch member having a third face spaced from the second face and oriented to face axially in the first direction;
• the second face having a set of pockets spaced about the rotational axis, each pocket of the set having a pivotal strut received thereby and a spring that pivotally biases its strut inwardly therein;
• the first face having a set of locking formations that are engaged by the struts upon pivoting outwardly from the set of pockets to prevent relative rotation of the first and second clutch members with respect to each other in at least one direction about the axis;
• the third face having a set of passages spaced about the rotational axis and in communication with their respective pockets to communicate actuating forces to their respective struts to actuate their respective struts within their respective pockets so that the struts move between engaged and disengaged positions with respect to the first clutch member;
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• a control subassembly coupled to the second clutch member to rotate therewith to control the operating mode of the clutch subassembly, the control subassembly including:
• a reciprocating member having a working face oriented to face axially along the rotational axis;
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• a plurality of bi-directionally movable actuators operatively connected to the reciprocating member to move linearly within their respective passages of the third face to provide the actuating forces to their respective struts for selective, small-displacement strut movement, the reciprocating member converting pressure of a working fluid at the working face into linear motion of the reciprocating member and the actuators along the rotational axis relative to the second clutch member between a first position of the reciprocating member which corresponds to the first operating mode of the clutch subassembly and a second position of the reciprocating member which corresponds to the second operating mode of the clutch subassembly.