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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gordon M Sommer, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Assignee:
G. M. Sommer Company, Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1921 / ; 192 / ;
Abstract
A clutch-brake unit having aligned input and output shafts, clutch plates carried by the input shaft, brake plates fixed to the housing, two series of friction discs secured to the output shaft and engageable alternately with the clutch or brake plates by means of a piston which actuates clutch and brake actuating members, and oil cooling means for the assembly including a pump, the output of which is proportional to the speed differential between the shafts. The pump is illustrated as being a Gerotor type of pump mounted between the shafts with its external element connected to the input shaft and its internal element to the output shaft.