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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:
Aug. 24, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Duane F Steele, Onsted, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 192 / ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
A pulley driven rotor shaft and electromagnetic clutch assembly for a refrigerant gas compressor having a stationary housing enclosing compressor pumping elements includes a housing extension that forms a pulley bearing support, the hub of the pulley forming a main bearing support for the rotor shaft, the pulley being connected drivably to a clutch engagement plate and a clutch friction plate drivably connected to the rotor shaft, the housing extension enclosing the clutch engagement plate and electromagnetic clutch elements including the friction clutch plate thereby reducing clutch engagement noise.