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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Dean Schneider, Washington, MI (US);
Peter Ward, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Alexander Serkh, Troy, MI (US);
Imitiz Ali, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
John Harvey, Novi, MI (US);
Dean Schneider, Washington, MI (US);
Peter Ward, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Alexander Serkh, Troy, MI (US);
Imitiz Ali, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
John Harvey, Novi, MI (US);
The Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
An alternator isolating decoupler comprising an alternator shaft, a one-way clutch engaged with the alternator shaft, a first wrap spring releasably engaged with the one-way clutch, a second wrap spring releasably engaged with the one-way clutch, the second wrap spring arranged in parallel with the first wrap spring, the first wrap spring and the second wrap spring in nested relation, the first wrap spring and the second wrap spring each having an end releasably engagable with an end cap, the end cap fixedly connected to an outer housing, the first wrap spring and the second wrap spring each engaged in series with a torsion spring, the torsion spring engaged with the outer housing, and the outer housing engaged with an alternator rotor.