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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2018
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Carsten Ohr, Charlotte, NC (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A wedge plate clutch, including: inner and outer rings; circumferentially aligned wedge plate segments radially disposed between the inner and outer rings; a plurality of snap rings urging the circumferentially aligned wedge plate segments radially outwardly; and a cage. The plurality of snap rings includes: a first snap ring with a first circumferential gap; and a second snap ring with a second circumferential gap. The second circumferential gap is circumferentially off-set from the first circumferential gap. For a disconnect mode for the wedge plate clutch, the inner ring and the outer ring are rotatable with respect to each other. To transition from the disconnect mode to a connect mode for the wedge plate clutch, in which the inner and outer rings are non-rotatably connected, the cage is arranged to displace the circumferentially aligned wedge plate segments.