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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Ricardo Uk Ltd, West Sussex, GB;
Inventors:
Jonathan Charles Wheals, Warwickshire, GB;
Lee Sykes, West Sussex, GB;
Assignee:
Ricardo UK Ltd, West Sussex, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/72 (2006.01); F16D 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/72 (2013.01); F16D 2021/0684 (2013.01); F16D 2021/0615 (2013.01); F16D 21/06 (2013.01); F16D 2021/0607 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clutch assembly is disclosed having a driving plate arranged in communication with a thermal transfer medium for use in cooling the driving plate. The disclosed thermal transfer medium can include at least one conductive brush that is mounted with the driving plate and arranged between the driving plate and a separate cooled part of the clutch assembly for cooling the driving plate. The brush may also be resiliently biased for contact with the cooled part of the clutch assembly so that it brushes against it.