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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:
Nov. 07, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric R Fossum, Simsbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Inertia Dynamics, Inc., Collinsville, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 192 / ; 192 / ; 192 90 ;
Abstract
Aligned shafts are coupled by a clutch and brake assembly that includes a single electromagnetic coil and single return spring. The braking torque is reacted through the field structure frame for the coil and an annular rotor acts as a pole piece to shift the frame for disengaging the brake and for engaging the clutch.