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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Douglas A. Hughes, Wixom, MI (US);
James K. Spring, Brighton, MI (US);
Douglas A. Hughes, Wixom, MI (US);
James K. Spring, Brighton, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An integrated motor and clutch assembly is provided, which includes a housing that rotatably supports an input shaft and an output shaft. A selectively engageable friction clutch is disposed between the input shaft and the output shaft for transferring torque therebetween. The friction clutch includes an outer hub connected for rotation with the output shaft. The integrated motor and clutch assembly also includes a motor having a rotor non-rotatably connected to the outer hub of the friction clutch and disposed coaxial with the input and output shafts. The motor also includes a stator secured to the housing and disposed concentric with the rotor.