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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
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:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 15/00 (2006.01); F16D 13/06 (2006.01); F16D 41/063 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01); F16D 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 15/00 (2013.01); F16D 13/06 (2013.01); F16D 13/16 (2013.01); F16D 23/12 (2013.01); F16D 41/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wedge plate for a wedge clutch assembly for selectively engaging or disengaging an inner hub and an outer ring including first wedge plate segments arranged radially between the inner hub and outer ring, each of the first wedge plate segments including a first circumferentially extending groove and a first retaining element disposed in the first circumferentially extending groove and urging the first wedge plate segments radially inward to contact the inner hub.