Power transfer component with clutch having components with geometry for increased strength and/or reduced mass
US11708867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2300/10
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A friction clutch with a clutch plate having a hub member, a rim portion and a plurality of rib members. The hub member has a plurality of female hub teeth. The rim portion is disposed concentrically about the hub member and has a rim member and a friction material that is coupled to the rim member. Each of the rib members extend radially between the hub member and the rim member to couple the hub member and the rim member to one another. Each one of the rib members is intersected by at least three of the other rib members. Each of the other rib members intersecting the one of the rib members at a distinct location such that the distinct locations are spaced apart from one another along the one of the rib members.
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