Clutch assembly having normally on strut configured to prevent shock load deployment
US11680610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D27/118
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clutch assembly that includes an actuator, an apply spring, a pocket plate, which has a pocket, and a strut (e.g., a teeter-totter strut) retained in the pocket, is provided. The apply spring continually acts on the strut for the strut to be in an engaged position. The strut, in response to the actuator additionally acting on the strut, pivots from the engaged position to a disengaged position. The clutch assembly is configured to prevent unintended deployment of the strut due to shock load so that, when the strut is in the disengaged position due to the actuator additionally acting on the strut, the clutch assembly prevents the shock load from causing the strut to pivot from the disengaged position to the engaged position.
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