Overrunning clutch assembly
US5511642A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H3/66
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An overrunning clutch assembly for an automatic transmission including a transmission housing, an input member, an output member, a plurality of gearsets for changing a ratio of torque between the input member and the output member, and at least one brake assembly to selectively couple predetermined gears of the gear assembly to the transmission housing, the overrunning clutch assembly including an inner race operatively connected to the brake assembly, an outer race operatively connected to the transmission housing, and a structure disposed between the inner race and outer race for allowing the brake assembly to rotate in only one direction.
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