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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
May. 01, 2019
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Siddharth Navinchandra Ashar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jason Winfred Jewett, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 11/14 (2006.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01); F16D 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 11/14 (2013.01); F16D 23/02 (2013.01); F16D 48/06 (2013.01); F16D 2300/06 (2013.01); F16D 2500/50296 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clutch system configured to transmit torque between an input shaft and an output shaft. The clutch system includes a clutch. The clutch includes: an input portion disposed at an end of the input shaft; an output portion disposed at an end of the output shaft; a sliding component that slides axially between the input and output portions to engage the clutch; and swirl breaks. The input portion, the output portion, and the sliding component each comprises walls. The swirl breaks are affixed to a one of the walls.