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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Joshua Hixenbaugh, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F01L 1/344 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/3442 (2013.01); F01L 1/344 (2013.01); F01L 2001/34423 (2013.01); F01L 2001/34459 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wedge clutch for a camshaft phaser is disclosed. The wedge clutch includes a stator including a pressure plate. The wedge clutch further includes a wedge plate including a notch. The notch includes a pulling surface. The wedge clutch further includes a rotor including a pin inside of a chamber. The pin is configured to rotate the wedge plate in a first circumferential direction relative to the rotor by sliding along the pulling surface as the pin extends out of the chamber to disengage the wedge clutch from the pressure plate.