Disconnect clutch with dual one-way clutches and solenoid actuator for a wedge one-way clutch

A disconnect clutch for a torque transfer device for a vehicle, comprising:

• an axis of rotation;
• an input shaft arranged to receive torque from a torque generating or transmitting device for the vehicle;
• an output shaft arranged to transmit the torque and including first and second output surfaces at first and second acute angles, respectively, with respect to a radial direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation;
• a forward clutch including:
• a first inner race non-rotatably connected to the input shaft;
• and,
• a first wedge plate engaged with the first inner race and including:
• a first wedge surface at the first acute angle with respect to the radial direction;
• and,
• a first width parallel to the axis of rotation;
• a reverse clutch including:
• a second inner race non-rotatably connected to the input shaft;
• and,
• a second wedge clutch plate engaged with the second inner race and including:
• a second wedge surface at the second acute angle with respect to the radial direction;
• and,
• a second width, parallel to the axis of rotation, less than the first width;
• and,
• an actuator system including first and second actuators, wherein:
• respective portions of the first and second output surfaces and of the first and second wedge surfaces are aligned such that a line parallel to the axis of rotation passes through the first and second output surfaces and the first and second wedge surfaces;
• for a forward connect mode in which the input shaft is rotating in a first rotational direction:
• the first actuator is arranged to displace the first wedge plate to contact the first output surface with the first wedge surface;
• and,
• the first wedge plate is arranged to rotate with respect to the first inner race to displace the first wedge plate radially outward to non-rotatably connect the first inner race and the output shaft;
• and,
• for a reverse connect mode in which the input shaft is rotating in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction:
• the second actuator is arranged to displace the second wedge to contact the second output surface with the second wedge surface;
• and,
• the second wedge plate is arranged to rotate with respect to the second inner race to displace the second wedge plate radially outward to non-rotatably connect the second inner race and the output shaft.