Torque transfer clutch with ball screw actuator
US6780134B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K17/3505
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a power transfer system for a four-wheel drive vehicle equipped with a torque transfer coupling which includes a clutch pack and a ball-screw actuator. The ball-screw actuator functions to axially translates an apply plate to operatively engage the clutch pack and vary the frictional engagement. This arrangement yields numerous operational advantages over the prior art including, but not limited to, establishing a direct drive between the motor output shaft and the apply plate, concentric mounting of the actuator elements with the motor output shaft, and a simplified mechanical arrangement that reduces the number of frictional elements increasing operational efficiency and decreasing motor.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.