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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jin Li, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Christopher Blair, Waterford, MI (US);
William Vukovich, White Lake Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/104 ;
Abstract
A torque-limiting accessory drive assembly comprising a pulley to transfer torque to an accessory drive system, a torque limiting device adapted to limit the maximum amount of transferred torque, and a one-way clutch assembly adapted to both selectively transfer torque and selectively interrupt torque transfer at predetermined times to the vehicle accessory drive.