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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventor:
Martin E. Kummer, Auburn, IN (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 21/06 (2006.01); F16D 25/0638 (2006.01); F16D 25/10 (2006.01); F16D 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/12 (2013.01); F16D 21/06 (2013.01); F16D 25/0638 (2013.01); F16D 25/10 (2013.01); F16D 2021/0661 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clutch apparatus includes a clutch pack having a plurality of friction disks. The clutch pack will selectively transfer torque from a torque supplying member to a first torque receiving member. The apparatus also includes a first piston chamber positioned radially outward of the clutch pack. The first piston chamber is operably connected to the clutch pack for exerting a compressive force on at least a portion of the clutch pack as a first fluid is pressurized into the first piston chamber.