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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2021
Horton, Inc., Roseville, MN (US);
Robert Cayton, Blaine, MN (US);
Samuel Buck, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jonathan Ackermann, Circle Pines, MN (US);
HORTON, INC., Roseville, MN (US);
Abstract
A clutch assembly includes a stationary journal bracket assembly having a base, a stub shaft that extends axially from the base, and a passage, a threaded bracket journal coupled to the stub shaft and accessible through the passage, pulley bearings supported on the threaded bracket journal, an integrated pulley/shaft including a pulley and a center shaft, and a clutch mechanism. The center shaft includes a cup-like hub and a distal portion that extends axially from the cup-like hub. The cup-like hub is supported on the pulley bearings, located at least partially within a blind hollow interior area of the cup-like hub. The threaded bracket journal is located at least partially within the hollow interior area of the cup-like hub.