Locking disconnect clutch
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsBrian Lee, Carsten Ohr, Philip George
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AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsBrian Lee, Carsten Ohr, Philip George
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A disconnect clutch includes a hub, a carrier, a wedge plate, a friction plate, a pressure plate, and a pin. The hub has a radially outer surface with a ramp and the carrier has a radially inner surface. The wedge plate is disposed radially between the hub and the carrier. It has a radially inner surface with a ramp, proximate and complementary to the hub outer surface, a radially outer surface proximate the carrier inner surface, and a split extending from the radially inner surface to the radially outer surface. The friction plate is drivingly connected to the carrier. The pressure plate is arranged for frictionally engaging the wedge plate with the at least one friction plate. The pin is rotationally fixed and radially or axially displaceable with respect to the hub, and arranged for limiting rotation of the at least one wedge plate relative to the hub.
A power transfer unit comprising:
A disconnect clutch comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.