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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Means Industries, Inc., Saginaw, MI (US);
Inventor:
Carl Thomas Beiser, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Means Industries, Inc., Saginaw, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 21/04 (2006.01); F16D 11/16 (2006.01); F16D 41/12 (2006.01); F16D 41/16 (2006.01); F16D 11/00 (2006.01); F16D 121/20 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 21/04 (2013.01); F16D 11/16 (2013.01); F16D 41/125 (2013.01); F16D 41/16 (2013.01); F16D 2011/006 (2013.01); F16D 2121/20 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10493 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clutch assembly or module having multiple one-way clutches, each clutch operates independently of the others to control torque transmission to and from a common or shared notch plate. The assembly or module also controls rotation, including the direction thereof, of the common or shared notch plate. Depending upon the position of each one-way clutch, multiple modes of torque transfer and common or shared notch plate rotation can be achieved.