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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2012
Applicants:
John R. Antchak, Aurora, CA;
James W. Dell, Newmarket, CA;
Warren J. Williams, Oakville, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LITENS AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERSHIP, Woodbridge, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/08 (2006.01); F16D 41/20 (2006.01); F16D 7/02 (2006.01); B60K 17/02 (2006.01); B60K 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/08 (2013.01); F16D 7/022 (2013.01); F16D 41/206 (2013.01); B60K 17/02 (2013.01); B60K 2025/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clutched device that includes a driving member, a driven member and a clutch assembly that is disposed between the driving and driven members. The clutch assembly includes a carrier, a wrap spring and a spacer. The carrier is configured to coupled the wrap spring to one of the driving and driven members to permit the transmission of rotary power there between. The spacer is configured to limit elongation of the wrap spring in an axial direction.