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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
David A. Darrow, Stratford, CT (US);
Thomas L. Tully, Jr., Oxford, CT (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/52 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01); B64C 27/82 (2006.01); B64C 27/22 (2006.01); B64C 27/12 (2006.01); B64D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/52 (2013.01); B64C 27/12 (2013.01); B64C 27/22 (2013.01); B64C 27/82 (2013.01); B64D 35/00 (2013.01); F16D 23/12 (2013.01); B64C 2027/8236 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-plate clutch apparatus is provided and includes a multi-plate clutch disposed to occupy clutch and non-clutch positions at which rotation of an input shaft is and is not transmitted to an output shaft, respectively, a drive element disposed about the multi-plate clutch and configured to generate rotational energy and a linear actuator disposed to convert the rotational energy of the drive element to linear movement by which the multi-plate clutch is controllable to occupy one of the clutch and non-clutch positions.