Limiting torque clutch in an input damper

An input damper assembly, comprising:

• an outer cover having a first shell and a second shell;
• a hub;
• a carrier assembly coupled to the hub, the carrier assembly being at least partially disposed in the outer cover and adapted to move relative to one of the first shell and second shell;
• a clutch assembly having an engaged position and a disengaged position, the clutch assembly including a backing plate coupled to the hub, where friction material disposed on the backing plate is in contact with the carrier assembly in the engaged position;
• and
• an angular displacement mechanism operably coupled to the clutch assembly for moving the clutch assembly between the engaged position and disengaged position, wherein the angular displacement mechanism comprises a ramp defined along a surface of the outer cover and a wedging mechanism disposed between the outer cover and carrier assembly, the wedging mechanism being movable relative to the ramp;
• wherein, the outer cover is coupled to the carrier assembly in the engaged position;
• further wherein, the clutch assembly is in the engaged position when the wedging mechanism is not in contact with the ramp, and the clutch assembly is in the disengaged position when the wedging mechanism is in contact with the ramp.

An input damper for coupling to a torque-generating mechanism, comprising:

• an outer cover having a first width and a second width, the first width being greater than the second width;
• a hub having a plurality of splines configured to couple to an input shaft;
• a carrier assembly coupled to the hub and being movably disposed within the cover, the carrier assembly having a first thickness and a second thickness, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness;
• a clutch assembly having an engaged position and a disengaged position, the clutch assembly being biased towards the engaged position;
• and
• an angular displacement mechanism operably coupled to the clutch assembly for moving the clutch assembly between the engaged position and disengaged position, the angular displacement mechanism having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being disposed on the cover and the second portion being disposed on the carrier assembly;
• wherein the first portion is an angled surface of the cover and the second portion is a ramp defined in the carrier assembly, where contact between the angled surface and ramp induces a movement of the clutch assembly from the engaged position to the disengaged position and where the ramp is defined between the first thickness and the second thickness of the carrier assembly;
• further wherein, the angled surface is defined between the first width and the second width of the cover;
• wherein, the outer cover is coupled to the carrier assembly in the engaged position.