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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2017
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Luke A. Rippelmeyer, Farmers Branch, MI (US);
Hiroki Yasui, Mishima, JP;
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
Described herein are various embodiments of a clutch assembly and separator plates for a clutch assembly. The clutch assembly may comprise a first separator plate; a second separator plate; and a spring coupled to the first separator plate and contacting the second separator plate, such that when compressed the spring applies a repulsive force separating the first separator plate and the second separator plate.