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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2006
Anthony P. Voegeli, Jr., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Anthony P. Voegeli, Jr., 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 and a groove, a spring member secured to the drive shaft for rotation with the drive shaft about the central rotational axis, a plate adjacent the spring member and rotatable about the drive shaft, and a retaining clip located within the groove of the drive shaft and engaging the plate to retain the plate on the drive shaft. The plate has a pocket forming an axial-facing first abutment engaging the retaining clip and a radial-facing second abutment located outward of the retaining clip to prevent release of the retaining clip from the groove.