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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2025
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Aaron Cooling, Janesville, WI (US);
Matthew Daniel Koehler, Rockford, IL (US);
Cavit Hasan Kreci, Rockford, IL (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is configured to selectively couple one of a first mechanical input and a second mechanical input to an electric machine. The apparatus includes a mechanical output configured to couple to a part of the electric machine. The apparatus also includes a sliding clutch configured to drive or be driven by the mechanical output. The apparatus further includes a selective actuator configured to move the sliding clutch in order to selectively control which mechanical input drives or is driven by the mechanical output. The second mechanical input is a gearbox configured to drive or be driven by an external mechanism.