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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Edward Goodwill, Wooster, OH (US);
Brian Zaugg, Millersburg, OH (US);
Natalie Allen, Richfield, OH (US);
Alfredo Perez Mitre Jimenez, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16D 25/0638 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16D 25/0638 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0284 (2013.01);
Abstract
A K0 clutch includes a housing, a piston, and an apply chamber. The housing includes an axial wall and a port extending radially outward from the axial wall. The piston includes a seal engaged with the axial wall. The piston is axially slidable relative to the axial wall. The apply chamber is disposed between the piston and the housing. The apply chamber is selectively fluidly communicable with the port based on a pressure in the apply chamber.