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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2012
Timothy J. Reinhart, McCordsville, IN (US);
Douglas Scott Burchett, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kenneth D. Schoch, Greenwood, IN (US);
Gregory W. Kempf, Avon, IN (US);
Timothy J. Reinhart, McCordsville, IN (US);
Douglas Scott Burchett, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kenneth D. Schoch, Greenwood, IN (US);
Gregory W. Kempf, Avon, IN (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A clutch assembly includes a first set of clutch plates and a second set of clutch plates interweaved with the first set of clutch plates. The second set of clutch plates is coupled to a rotatable inner hub, and a stationary backing plate is mounted about the inner hub. The first set of clutch plates is coupled to the backing plate such that the first set of clutch plates and the second set of clutch plates are compressed together with one of the first set or the second set of clutch plates abutting against the backing plate when the clutch assembly is engaged. The clutch assembly further includes a connecting hub coupled to the inner hub, such that the connecting hub supports the stationary backing plate with a bearing disposed between the connecting hub and the backing plate.