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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventor:
Yuriy Gmirya, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 43/18 (2005.12); B64C 27/06 (2005.12); B64D 41/00 (2005.12); F16D 41/07 (2005.12); F16D 45/00 (2005.12); F16D 41/06 (2005.12); F16D 43/14 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 43/18 (2012.12); B64C 27/06 (2012.12); B64D 41/00 (2012.12); F16D 41/07 (2012.12); F16D 41/076 (2012.12); F16D 45/00 (2012.12); F16D 2041/0603 (2012.12); F16D 2043/145 (2012.12);
Abstract
A clutch having an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of sprags positioned between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a spring biasing each of the plurality of sprags towards the outer ring. Each of the plurality of sprags are movable between a disengaged position spaced from the inner ring and an engaged position contacting both the inner ring and the outer ring to rotationally unitize the inner ring and the outer ring.