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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1977

Filed:

Jan. 02, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:

John Saxon Ivey, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

Borg-Warner Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192-331 ; 192 451 ; 1921 / ;
Abstract

A speed responsive engaging mechanism, adapted for use in a hydrodynamic device to couple the turbine and impeller members, including a series of ramps formed in the turbine member each defining a cam surface. A friction shoe is provided in each ramp in contact with a cam surface and wedgingly engageable with the impeller member at a predetermined speed of rotation of the turbine element.


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Ivey, John. (1977). Centrifugal lock up clutch for fluid couplings (U.S. Patent No. 4037691). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4037691

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