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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2005
John Joseph Mcdonald, Albion, IN (US);
Bruce Daniel Kingsbury, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
John Joseph McDonald, Albion, IN (US);
Bruce Daniel Kingsbury, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Dura Global Technologies, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A torque limiting clutch includes a drive shaft having central rotational axis, a disk-shaped spring member secured to the drive shaft for rotation therewith, and a plate adjacent the spring member and having a plurality of grooves receiving bosses of the spring member. The spring member has a plurality bosses formed at an outer edge of the spring member that each form a generally V-shaped engagement surface. The grooves each form a generally V-shaped engagement surface engaging the bosses. A retaining clip retains the plate relative to the spring member to obtain a predetermined spring pretension. Engagement of the bosses with the grooves causes rotation of the plate upon rotation of the drive shaft when below a predetermined torque limit and deflection of the bosses out of the grooves prevents rotation of the plate upon rotation of the drive shaft when above the predetermine torque.