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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2012
Jau-wen Tseng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Carl P. Garbacik, Northville, MI (US);
Michael A. Brockway, Pinckney, MI (US);
Kent E. Flory, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Jau-Wen Tseng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Carl P. Garbacik, Northville, MI (US);
Michael A. Brockway, Pinckney, MI (US);
Kent E. Flory, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A clutch assembly includes a hub rotatable about an axis and at least partially surrounding a cavity, a damper ring within the cavity, able to revolve about the axis, rotatable relative to the hub, a spring, a friction disc, forced elastically by the spring into contact with the damper ring, and a second friction disc contacting the damper ring and providing a reaction to the force of the spring.