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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. 22, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Duane F Steele, Onsted, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C / ; F04B / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
418 551 ; 418 69 ; 417223 ; 192 / ;
Abstract
An automobile vehicle air conditioning compressor adapted to be driven by a vehicle engine crankshaft through a drive pulley torque transfer mechanism wherein an electromagnetic clutch engagement plate is carried by the pulley and wherein a companion friction disc of an electromagnetic clutch is journalled on the compressor housing, the pulley being journalled on the compressor drive hub at a location axially spaced from the electromagnetic clutch thereby permitting the diameter of the clutch to be varied as desired.