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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. 29, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alan R Davis, Plainwell, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 192108 ; 74332 ;
Abstract
A nonsynchronized positive clutch system (200) is provided for selectively rotationally coupling and decoupling a first (46) and a second (42) independently rotatable members. The clutch system includes clutch members (50, 42A) each carrying a number (N) of interengagable clutch teeth (208, 210) which is maximized in view of pitch diameter (214), clutch backlash (216) and durability considerations. By increasing the number of clutch teeth, relative to the prior art (200P), smoother shifting and/or reduced risk of missed engagements is obtained.