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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2022
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
James M. Gessel, Geneseo, IL (US);
Thamilselvan Karuppannan, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Dan L. Garland, Solon, IA (US);
Jonathan E. Ricketts, Coal Valley, IL (US);
Brian P. Crow, Andalusia, IL (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A clutch assembly includes: a drive hub having a spline configured to couple to a gearbox; a clutch housing coupled to the drive hub and having an end face defining an opening therein; a clutch hub disposed within the clutch housing and having a portion that extends out of the opening, the clutch hub being rotatable with respect to the clutch housing during a slip condition; a primary seal disposed between the clutch housing and the clutch hub; a quantity of purging compound disposed between the clutch housing and the clutch hub; and an end washer coupled to the clutch hub and facing the end face, the end washer and the end face defining a purge gap therebetween such that rotation of the clutch hub relative to the clutch housing causes some of the purging compound to eject from the clutch housing through the purge gap.