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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Means Industries, Inc., Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventor:
John W. Kimes, Wayne, MI (US);
Assignee:
Means Industries, Inc., Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/14 (2006.01); F16D 41/12 (2006.01); F16D 41/16 (2006.01); F16D 11/14 (2006.01); F16H 63/30 (2006.01); F16D 23/02 (2006.01); F16D 27/118 (2006.01); F16D 23/06 (2006.01); F16D 27/00 (2006.01); F16H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/125 (2013.01); F16D 11/14 (2013.01); F16D 23/02 (2013.01); F16D 41/16 (2013.01); F16H 63/304 (2013.01); F16D 23/0606 (2013.01); F16D 27/004 (2013.01); F16D 27/118 (2013.01); F16H 3/006 (2013.01); F16H 2063/305 (2013.01); F16H 2063/3053 (2013.01); Y10T 74/19251 (2015.01);
Abstract
An overrunning, non-friction coupling and control assembly, an engageable coupling assembly and locking members for use in the assemblies are provided. A centroid or center of mass of at least one of the locking members is offset from a pivot axis of the locking member so that as the locking member moves from an engaged position, a moment arm of the centroid relative to the pivot axis decreases from a maximum value to substantially zero in a disengaged position to facilitate disengagement of the locking member at high rotational speeds.