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US 2014/0110211 A1Published application
Clutch mechanism
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBrian J. Andonian, Jihong Guo, Dennis W. Isken, II, Jacob M. Povirk, Kevin M. Sullivan
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Abstract
A clutch mechanism includes a gear including clutch teeth, a housing having axial holes, including displaceable pins, each pin fitted in one of the holes, and a plate of forged powdered metal, the plate including second teeth, axial displacement of the pins causing axial displacement of the plate relative to the gear and the housing, and engagement of the second teeth with the clutch teeth.
Claims15
A clutch mechanism, comprising:
- a gear including clutch teeth;
- a housing having axial holes, including displaceable pins, each pin fitted in one of the holes;
- a plate having a diameter-to-thickness ratio greater than eight, the plate including second teeth, axial displacement of the pins causing axial displacement of the plate relative to the gear and the housing, and engagement of the second teeth with the clutch teeth.
A clutch mechanism, comprising:
- a gear including clutch teeth;
- a plate including second teeth and first surfaces inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis;
- a housing having axial holes, including displaceable pins, each pin fitted in one of the holes, second surfaces substantially parallel to the first surfaces and engageable with the first surfaces when the second teeth are engaged with the clutch teeth, inclination of the first and second surfaces and a reaction to torque applied to the gear while the mechanism is engaged producing a force on the plate tending to move the plate toward the gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.