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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Todd Sturgin, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 47/04 (2006.01); F16D 41/12 (2006.01); F16D 45/00 (2006.01); F16D 43/208 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 47/04 (2013.01); F16D 41/12 (2013.01); F16D 43/208 (2013.01); F16D 45/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slip clutch, including: an output hub; a first hub; a second hub non-rotatably connected to the output hub; an input hub arranged to receive rotational torque. The input hub includes: a first plurality of balls; a first plurality of springs urging the first plurality of balls radially outwardly into contact with the first hub; a second plurality of balls; and a second plurality of springs urging the second plurality of balls radially outwardly into contact with the second hub.