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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
May. 08, 2019
Caterpillar Sarl, Geneva, CH;
Dominic Williams, West Midlands, GB;
Sergei Penksik, Wombourne, GB;
Richard Hubble, West Midlands, GB;
Guy Blundell, Oundle, GB;
Paolo Caporizzo, Peterborough, GB;
Guillaume Bernard, Peterborough, GB;
Caterpillar SARL, Geneva, CH;
Abstract
A disconnect clutch comprises a passive centrifugal valve that is utilized to disconnect parasitic loads from an engine during the initial start-up and to automatically connect the parasitic loads once the engine speed is sufficient. The passive centrifugal valve operates dependent on a rotational speed of a flywheel assembly of the clutch and is configured to switch at a threshold rotational speed of the flywheel assembly.
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