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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Dan Joseph Showalter, Suttons Bay, MI (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A power-transmitting device () and a method of assembling a power-transmitting device () secures and releases driving continuity between driving and driven parts () through at least one clutch assembly (). The power-transmitting device () includes an apply plate () axially moveable with respect to the clutch assembly () for engaging and disengaging the clutch assembly (). A return spring () acting on the apply plate () and an apply spring () having a higher compression force than the return spring () can be located between the apply plate () and the clutch assembly (). A ball () can be engageable with a portion of the apply plate () for locking the apply plate () in engagement with the clutch assembly () during a steady state condition and a piston () can drive the ball () into engagement with the apply plate () in response to application of fluid under pressure.