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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Moubarak, Redford Township, MI (US);
William David Guarino, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 23/12 (2006.01); F16H 25/18 (2006.01); F16D 121/14 (2012.01); F16D 125/38 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 23/12 (2013.01); F16H 25/186 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01); F16D 2121/14 (2013.01); F16D 2125/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multiple-stage ball ramp actuator includes an axially movable outer ring having at least one outer groove and an outer ball disposed in the outer groove. The multiple-stage ball ramp actuator further includes an axially movable inner ring rotatably fixed relative to the outer ring. The inner ring has at least one inner groove and an inner ball disposed in the inner groove.