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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Marion Jack Ince, Mount Holly, NC (US);
Guihui Zhong, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/20 (2006.01); F16D 41/063 (2006.01); F16D 15/00 (2006.01); F16D 41/061 (2006.01); F16D 43/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/063 (2013.01); F16D 15/00 (2013.01); F16D 41/061 (2013.01); F16D 43/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wedge clutch, including: an axis of rotation; a hub; an inner ring located radially inward of the hub; a cage radially disposed between the hub and the inner ring; a plurality of circumferentially aligned wedge plate segments radially disposed between the hub and the inner ring; and a circumferentially continuous resilient element engaged with the cage and the plurality of circumferentially aligned wedge plate segments, and urging the plurality of circumferentially aligned wedge plate segments radially outward.