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Clutches and power-stop control May archived by USPTO category 05/11

20110120829 - Two-piece flow separation hub: A flow separation hub including a first hub component, a second hub component affixed to the first hub component, a first passage arranged through the first and second hub components for enabling a first fluid to flow through the flow separation hub, a second passage arranged through the first and... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20110120830 - Compact disc spring torque limiter: A compact disc spring torque limiting clutch has an input hub and an output hub having a friction pack that is removable from the input hub as an entire unit to facilitate servicing and repair. The force actuator of the torque limiting clutch is a Belleville spring or machined disc... Agent:

20110120831 - Friction clutch device comprising a double shock-absorbing steering wheel for which a secondary assembly is fixedly mounted axially relative to a reactive plate: A friction clutch device for coupling a first rear motor shaft to a second front forced shaft by allowing free relative axial displacement between the two shafts. The clutch device includes a double shock-absorbing steering wheel having a primary couple input assembly which is fixedly mounted axially to the motor... Agent:

20110120832 - Torsional damper: A torsional damper includes a torque limiter and a damper. The torque limiter includes at least two friction members, allows transmission of torque, and prohibits transmission of excessive torque. The damper absorbs torsional vibration through resilient deformation of a spring. The torque limiter is a wet torque limiter in which... Agent: Aisin Aw Industries Co., Ltd.

20110114432 - Torque converter apparatus: A torque converter apparatus includes a torque converter, a lock-up clutch arranged between the torque converter and an engine, and a lock-up damper arranged between the torque converter and the lock-up clutch and connected to the lock-up clutch, the lock-up damper including a plurality of springs arranged at multiple stages... Agent: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

20110114433 - Torque converter apparatus: A torque converter apparatus includes a torque converter having a torus-shaped element, and an impeller clutch transmitting and disconnecting a driving force of an engine to and from an input element of the torque converter, the impeller clutch arranged at a radially outward side of the torus-shaped element of the... Agent: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

20110114434 - Active materials actuated one-way clutch: A one-way clutch for assisting the rotation of a rotary fluid motor includes a ratchet and a hub rotatable about a longitudinal axis relative to the ratchet. The ratchet includes a plurality of teeth, and the hub includes a pawl for engaging the teeth to rotate the ratchet in a... Agent: Gm Global Technology Operations, Inc.

20110114435 - Dual clutch: A dual clutch which has two friction clutches, a central pressure-exerting plate and two pressure plates which are axially movable relative to the pressure-exerting plate with the interposition of the friction linings of two clutch disks, which each mesh with one gearbox input shaft, of actuating devices. The dual clutch... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20110114437 - Double clutch: A double clutch which has two friction clutches, a central pressure-exerting plate and two pressure plates that are axially movable relative to the pressure-exerting plate with the interposition of friction linings of two clutch disks, which mesh with each transmission input shaft, of actuating devices. Here, the pressure plates are... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20110114436 - Dual clutch: A dual clutch which has two friction clutches, which have a central pressure-exerting plate and two pressure plates which are axially movable relative to the pressure-exerting plate with the interposition of the friction linings of two clutch disks, which each mesh with a gearbox input shaft of actuating devices. The... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20110114438 - Friction disk for a wet-running clutch for a motor vehicle: A friction disk for a wet-running clutch for a motor vehicle includes a lining carrier ring, provided with connecting areas for connecting the friction disk to a drive side or to a takeoff side of a clutch, and a plurality of friction lining elements, carried on at least one side... Agent: Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

20110108382 - One-way clutch and method of assembling such clutch: The object is to stably support pillars forming a retainer of the roller type one-way clutch. An outer race (11) has one end thereof closed by a flange (16) and the other end closed by a lid (22). A predetermined number of pocket bottom surfaces (17) are continuously formed on... Agent:

20110108383 - One-way clutch retainer: A retainer for a one-way clutch is provided. In some embodiments, the retainer includes an annular portion with an inner circumferential surface, an outer circumferential surface and a first axial surface disposed between the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface. The first axial surface has a plurality of... Agent:

20110108384 - Positively engaging shifting element which can be hydraulically or pneumatically actuated: The invention relates to a positively engaging shifting element which can be hydraulically or pneumatically actuated, comprising a hydraulically or pneumatically actuatable piston (I) having a piston compartment (2) containing a hydraulic medium or pressure medium, a jaw (3) having a dog-type gearing (4) and a mating jaw (5) with... Agent:

20110100776 - Friction clutch system: A friction clutch system mechanically couples a power source to a driven system of a vehicle while reducing the rotational inertia of the clutch system and yet still providing torsional damping within the system. In one embodiment, the friction clutch system includes a first friction disc assembly directly engaged with... Agent:

20110100777 - Self-adjusting mechanisms for clutches: In transmissions having input clutches, a lever arm configured as a second class lever is pivoted at one end, applies force to a clutch bearing near its middle and is acted upon by a linear actuator at its opposite end. The present invention relates to mechanisms for adjusting the location... Agent: Gm Global Technology Operations, Inc.

20110100780 - Biasing device: Disclosed is a biasing device comprising a first ramp disc and a second ramp disc, a plurality of ramp contours being formed in one side of an annular surface of each of said ramp discs. Through a slewing of one of the two ramp discs relative to the other, non-slewing... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20110100778 - Pressure plate: A pressure plate for use in a friction clutch assembly comprises a substantially flat annular coupling face for frictional engagement with a coupling face of a clutch plate and one or more discontinuities formed in the coupling face of the pressure plate. The discontinuity(ies) decrease a greater relative proportion of... Agent: Clutch Industries Pty Ltd

20110100779 - Conductive cooling for clutches: In clutch or brake cooling, a conductive brush (104) is arranged between a plate (102) and a separate cooled component (106), in order to reduce the temperature of the plate. The applied pressure from said conductive element may be responsive to the temperature of the plate. For example, the brush... Agent: Ricardo Uk Ltd