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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Jay Barnes, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Shaun Tate, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Alaa Makke, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 23/12 (2006.01); F16D 125/36 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 23/12 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01); F16D 2125/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball-ramp clutch includes two stamped ramp plates and at least one molded support ring. The molded support ring transmits axial force from one of the ramp plates to a thrust bearing, which, in turn, transmits the axial force to the pressure plate of a clutch pack. The molded support ring may radially locate one of the races of the thrust bearing. The molded support ring may be plastic.