Husco Automotive Holdings LLC

Matthew Pellmann

Brian Heidemann

Trevor Wynkoop

Matthew Koehler

Bradley Bauer

A disconnect system for selectively coupling or disconnecting a drive member and a driven member. The disconnect system includes a clutch ring rotationally coupled to a drive member, a solenoid actuator, and a shift fork coupled to the clutch ring and configured to be pivotally moved by the solenoid actuator. The shift fork configured to be selectively moved by the solenoid actuator to transition the clutch ring between an engaged position where the clutch ring is rotationally coupled to a driven member and a disengaged position where the clutch ring is disconnected from the driven member.

Systems and methods for a rotary disconnect

A bi-stable solenoid includes a housing, a wire coil, a permanent magnet, an armature, a pin, and a spring. The wire coil is arranged within the housing. The armature is slidably arranged within the housing and is moveable between a first armature position and a second armature position. The pin at least partially extends out of the housing and is slidably engaged by the armature. The spring is biased between the armature and the pin. When the pin encounters an intermediate position between a retracted position and an extended position due to the pin engaging an obstruction, the spring is configured to maintain a biasing force on the pin until the obstruction is removed.

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Summit, WI, United States of America

Matthew Pellmann