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Clutches and power-stop control September class, title,number 09/09

20090236196 - Clutch system and method: A clutch system may include in certain embodiments a clutch body attached to a drive member such as a drive pulley, wherein the clutch body may be removed from the drive member without disassembling the clutch body. In various embodiments, the clutch body may include two clutch plates which enclose... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090236197 - Two-speed transfer case with ballramp clutch actuator: A transfer case is provided with a range unit, an interaxle differential, a clutch assembly and a power-operated actuation mechanism. The range unit includes a planetary gearset driven by an input shaft, and a synchronized dog clutch assembly for releasably coupling one of the input shaft or an output component... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090229937 - Torque converter reverse clutch system and method of operating a reverse clutch system: A torque converter including a clutch assembly and a channel. The clutch assembly includes: a reverse clutch with a piston plate, the reverse clutch controllably connecting a reverse stator and a drive hub; a forward clutch including the piston plate, the forward clutch controllably connecting a turbine and the drive... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090229938 - Torque transmission device: A torque transmission device, in particular in the drive train of a motor vehicle, with a hydrodynamic torque converter (6), including a converter cover (14), which can be connected torque proof or is connected torque proof with a drive unit (3). The converter cover can be coupled with a turbine... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090229946 - Drive apparatus for motor vehicles: The invention relates to a drive apparatus for motor vehicles, with an internal combustion engine whose power output shaft by way of a flywheel with an integrated torsional vibration damper and by way of a separating clutch drives the change-speed gearbox of the motor vehicle, the separating clutch with the... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg LLP

20090229939 - Frictional device comprising at least one friction plate: The present invention relates to a frictional device (6) comprising at least one friction plate (2), which has a plate-side toothing system (14), and a plate carrier (4), which has a carrier-side toothing system (70) and a predefined fitting end (66) for fitting the friction plate (2), the contours (62,... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20090229940 - Device for actuating a friction clutch with automatic adjustment: A device for actuating a friction clutch with automatic adjustment. An actuating movement for engaging and disengaging the clutch is transmitted to a pressing component. The adjusting device includes a sensing component that is biased in the direction of an adjusting movement and compensates for sensing play that occurs as... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20090229941 - Rotational coupling device with improved drive key retention structure: A rotational coupling device for use as a clutch and/or brake is provided with improved retention of a drive key during shipping, assembly, and operation of the device. The device includes a rotor disposed about an input shaft. The input shaft is disposed about a rotational axis and the rotor... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090229942 - Device for actuating a multiplate clutch in a transmission: A device for actuating a disk clutch (B) in a transmission, which consists of an actuating piston-cylinder arrangement with rotation pressure compensation, whose actuating piston (6) is associated with a pressure chamber (4) for a pressure medium fluid to produce the actuating force, and in which a pressure compensation chamber... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090229943 - Clutch actuator: A clutch actuator is configured to change operational force applied to a clutch in cases that a worm wheel is rotated by a motor. The clutch actuator may include a motor provided with a rotatable worm shaft, a screw thread formed along an exterior circumference of the worm shaft, a... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090229944 - Motorcycle: In a motorcycle, a cable linked with a clutch release lever is reduced in length and arranged without being bent so much. A release mechanism for a friction type clutch device is provided with a clutch release lever on a lateral surface of a crankcase that is linked with a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090229945 - Rotation transmission device: A rotation transmission device has a housing having an end wall with a shaft hole. An input shaft is inserted through the shaft hole, and an inner ring is mounted around the end of the input shaft inside the housing. A two-way clutch is provided between the inner ring and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090223767 - Hydrokinetic coupling deviced intended, in particular, for a motor vehicle: A hydrokinetic coupling device (10) which is intended in particular for a motor vehicle. The inventive device is characterized in that it consists of a damping element (20) comprising elements (100,110) for restricting the essentially-radial circulation of the fluid at least inside the front axial space (E1) which is located... Agent: Liniak Berenato & White

20090223775 - Decoupling isolator: A decoupling isolator comprising a pulley, a hub member comprising a stop, a flat wire spiral spring having an end fixedly connected to the pulley, the flat wire spiral spring having another end engageable with the stop to limit a rotation of the pulley.... Agent: The Gates Corporation

20090223768 - One-way clutch unit: A one-way clutch unit includes a one-way clutch 2 and an unlocking member 3. The one-way clutch includes inner and outer races 6 and 7. Two pockets 8 having wedge spaces having a wedge angle θ are formed between the inner and outer races. Several rolling elements 15 are received... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090223769 - Double clutch system: A twin clutch assembly in a drive train, which includes a twin clutch transmission and a drive unit, which can be coupled to the twin clutch transmission through a wet running twin multi disk clutch, with a drive side output hub, which is connected torque proof with a transmission input... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20090223770 - Clutch assembly and force transmission device with a clutch assembly: The invention relates to a clutch assembly, particularly for use in force transmission devices for motor vehicle, comprising a housing arrangement that is or can be filled with a fluid, and a frictional arrangement that has a first frictional surface arrangement and a second frictional surface arrangement which can be... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090223771 - Damper disk assembly and flywheel assembly: To accomplish a superior characteristic for absorbing and damping torsional vibrations in a damper disk assembly and a flywheel assembly. A damper disk assembly includes a pair of plates 11 and 12, a flange 20, coil springs 16 and 17, and friction plates 58 and 59. The pair of plates... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090223772 - Clutch system: An actively closed friction clutch actuated by a lever actuator and having an adjusting means, the lever actuator taking the form of a roller displaced radially by a spindle, which roller acts on a unilaterally suspended lever, the latter being displaced axially and acting axially on a clamping means such... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090223773 - Friction clutch for a torque transmission device: A friction clutch with at least a clutch cover, at least a pressure plate connected with it non-rotatably, though axially being limitedly displaceable, as well as an actuation means effective between said clutch cover and the pressure plate for axial force-exertion on the pressure plate.... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090223774 - Drive disconnect device: A drive disconnect device for releasably connecting an electrical generator to a drive shaft, the drive disconnect device comprising an output shaft and at least one drive transfer element movable from a first position where it drivingly connects the drive shaft and the output shaft to a second position where... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090218188 - Clutch unit: A clutch unit which has a friction clutch, that includes a pressure plate, which is rotationally fixed to the housing, yet displaceable to a limited extent in the axial direction. The housing can be connected to a counter-pressure disk, and lever elements which are positioned in an annular arrangement and... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090218190 - Clutch system: The clutch system relates to an automatic friction clutch with a hydrostatically actuator-controlled clutch withdrawal. In such clutch release systems, a slave cylinder pressurized by a master cylinder in an engaged state is in connection with a reservoir (tank) via a connection opening uncovered by the master cylinder piston. To... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090218189 - Friction element: The invention relates to a friction element, in particular a clutch disk or brake disk, having: a disk-shaped lining carrier which supports or has at least one friction lining and has a central opening, and at least one hub part with a central receiving opening, which is formed with a... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull