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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2003
Muneer Abusamra, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Ronald Peter Muetzel, Pinehurst, NC (US);
James Henry Devore, Laurinburg, NC (US);
Robert Anthony Sayman, Laurinburg, NC (US);
Muneer Abusamra, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Ronald Peter Muetzel, Pinehurst, NC (US);
James Henry DeVore, Laurinburg, NC (US);
Robert Anthony Sayman, Laurinburg, NC (US);
ZF Meritor, LLC, Maxton, NC (US);
Abstract
A centrifugal clutch assembly includes a sleeve movable to selectively engage the clutch assembly independent of rotational speed. The clutch assembly includes centrifugal weights that move radially responsive to rotation of the clutch assembly. The centrifugal weights move pressure plates between clamped and open positions in response to a desired rotational speed. The sleeve is movable to selectively engage the pressure plate independent of rotational speed of the clutch assembly.