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Clutches and power-stop control February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/12

20120043173 - Three-pass torque converters: A torque converter includes a cover for receiving torque from a prime mover, an impeller fixed to the cover to form a housing for the torque converter, a turbine disposed in the housing for receiving torque from the impeller, and a clutch backing plate fixed to the housing and arranged... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20120043174 - Overrunning bi-directional clutch as gear synchronizer and coupler: The over-running bi-directional clutch is used to synchronize gears in a transmission to allow for locking and unlocking the gears in an efficient manner.... Agent: Schaeffler Kg

20120043175 - High resolution one-way clutch with graduated saw-tooth engagement for an automatic slack adjuster: An automatic slack adjuster one-way clutch includes a first part, which is rotatable about an axis in both a drive direction and a slip direction opposite to the drive direction, and a second part, which is driven about the axis by the first part only when the first part rotates... Agent: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC

20120043176 - Double clutch comprising a torsional vibration damper: A double clutch transmission comprising a wet dual clutch, a dual mass flywheel and a centrifugal force pendulum and an electric motor which is connected to the primary side of the dual mass flywheel.... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20120043177 - Friction-clutch system: A friction-clutch system having a friction disk unit including a central hub and friction disks, wherein the friction disks have friction surfaces. At least one friction surface of the first to fourth friction surfaces is constituted of a combination of a carbon/graphite material and a metal/ceramics material, wherein the carbon/graphite... Agent: Across Co., Ltd.

20120037472 - Apparatus for actuating a postive shifting element shiftable at least between two shifting positions: An apparatus for actuating a form-locking shift element which can at least be shifter between two shifting positions, of a transmission device having a drive device and a drive converter device for converting rotational drive motion of the drive device into translatory motion of the form-locking shift element. Two transmission... Agent: Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

20120037473 - Integrated clutch supercharger: A clutch assembly configured for use with a supercharger comprises a first shaft having a longitudinal axis; a pulley connected to the first shaft; a clutch rotor connected to the first shaft; a clutch armature unconnected to the first shaft; and a clutch coil spaced along the longitudinal axis from... Agent: Eaton Corporation

20120031722 - Hydraulic transmission apparatus: A hydraulic transmission apparatus including a pump impeller connected to an input member that is coupled to a motor; a turbine runner for rotating with the pump impeller; a damper mechanism having an input element coupled to the turbine runner, an elastic body engaging with the input element, and an... Agent: Aisin Aw. Co. Ltd.

20120031723 - System and method for controlling engagement of a lockup clutch in a torque converter: A dynamic model is stored in memory that defines torque transmitted by the lockup clutch as a function of a plurality of torque converter operating parameters. A lockup clutch command is asserted to control engagement the lockup clutch, and thereafter a number of the plurality of torque converter operating parameters... Agent:

20120031724 - Road finishing machine and method of operating a road finishing machine: In a road finishing machine with a primary power plant and a power transfer to a hydraulic pump and/or a generator for supplying power to hydraulically or electrically operated functional components, the power transfer comprises at least one clutch that can be optionally engaged and disengaged, and a clutch control... Agent: Joseph Vogele Ag

20120031725 - Torque transmission unit: A torque transmission unit having a friction clutch and a hydraulic actuation system. The hydraulic actuation system includes a stepped piston unit having a stepped piston which has a first piston section movable in a first pressure space and a second piston section movable in a second pressure space. The... Agent: Magna Powertrain Ag & Co Kg

20120031726 - Modular clutch assembly: A modular clutch assembly (15) comprising a first rotary member (16) having a first torque transfer surface (73 or 69), said first rotary member configured to rotate about an axis (x-x) and to rotationally couple to a first shaft (20), a second rotary member (22) configured to rotate about the... Agent: Columbus Mckinnon Corporation

20120031727 - Equalizing unit of a drive train of a motor vehicle and its construction for loss-minimizing oiling on demand: The invention relates to an oiling concept of an equalizing unit of a drive train of a motor vehicle with a clutch device to be oiled in driving mode. In order to stop drag torques which act on the clutch device from the outside and result in increased dissipation when... Agent: Getrag All Wheel Drive Ab

20120024651 - Centrifugal clutch system: A centrifugal clutch system includes a centrifugal weight, an outer member, an inner member, a first clutch plate, a second clutch plate, a bottom portion side pressure member, and an open side pressure member. The centrifugal weight is movable in a radial direction of the clutch system. The outer member... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20120024652 - Rotary meshing engagement apparatus: In a locking mechanism provided with: a sleeve which is fixed in the circumferential direction and which can be stroked in the shaft line direction; a hub which can rotate in the circumferential direction orthogonal to the shaft line direction; and an actuator which can apply a driving force for... Agent: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

20120024657 - Torque transmission arrangement: A torque transmission arrangement including a primary shaft, a friction clutch, a housing in which the primary shaft is rotatably supported by a rolling bearing including an inner ring and an outer ring. An actuator is disposed in the housing between the friction clutch and thr rolling bearing for actuating... Agent:

20120024653 - Method for computational determination of the oil temperature in a clutch unit: A clutch unit (47) comprises a wet friction clutch for controllable transmission of a torque from an input element (41) to an output element (45), housing that contains the friction clutch and oil for cooling the friction clutch, and an actuator (51) for actuating the friction clutch. The actuator is... Agent: Magna Powertain Ag & Co Kg

20120024654 - Apparatus for operating clutch: An apparatus for operating a clutch which may be mounted at a vehicle structure and controls an operation of the clutch may include a motor provided with a motor shaft and receiving electrical energy so as to selectively rotate the motor shaft, a cam mounted at the motor shaft and... Agent: Hyundai Motor Company

20120024655 - Compact universal fluid-actuated clutch: A compact universal fluid-actuated clutch employs a pair of tapered roller bearings between a cover plate and output shaft, the roller bearings serving to not only rotationally maintain the output shaft, but receive and transfer clutch reactionary forces therethrough. Lubrication to the tapered roller bearings serves to lubricate not only... Agent:

20120024656 - Flywheel having lubrication-flow passageway: A method of lubricating a clutch disposed on a driven-side of a flywheel that is connected to a crankshaft includes rotating the flywheel and providing a flow of lubrication fluid spilling onto a driver-side of the flywheel. At least a portion of the flow of lubrication fluid is received through... Agent: Caterpillar Inc.