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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:
Mar. 06, 1990
Filed:
May. 27, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Duane H Grimm, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Sundstrand Corporation, Rockford, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 483 ; 192 482 ; 192 / ; 192 / ;
Abstract
A coupling providing protection against excessive torque transmission with an override capability. The torque limiting clutch capable of overrun without detrimental thermal or mechanical effects is capable of being by-passed by a lock-up clutch which torsionally connects the input and output of the torque limiting clutch. The lock-up clutch is actuated by an external command.