ELECTROMAGNETIC WEDGE DISCONNECT CLUTCH

摘要

A wedge clutch, including: an inner race having a radially outermost surface sloping radially outward from a first axial side to a second side; an outer race located radially outward of the inner race; a wedge plate radially disposed between the inner and outer races, the wedge plate including a radially innermost surface sloping radially outward complementary with the radially outermost surface of the inner race; and an actuation assembly arranged to displace the inner race in the first axial direction to place the wedge clutch in a locked mode in which the inner race, the wedge plate and the outer race are non-rotatably connected and in the second axial direction to place the wedge clutch in a free-wheel mode in which the inner and outer races are rotatable with respect to each other.

主权项

1. A wedge clutch, comprising:
an axis of rotation; an inner race including:
a first side facing a first axial direction;a second side facing a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction; and, a first radially outermost surface sloping radially outward from the first side to the second side; an outer race including a portion located radially outward of the inner race; a wedge plate radially disposed between the inner race and the portion of the outer race, the wedge plate including:
third and fourth sides facing in the first and second axial directions, respectively; and,a first radially innermost surface sloping radially outward from the third side to the fourth side; and, an actuation assembly arranged to displace the inner race:
in the first axial direction to place the wedge clutch in a locked mode in which the inner race, the wedge plate and the outer race are non-rotatably connected; and,in the second axial direction to place the wedge clutch in a free-wheel mode in which the inner and outer races are rotatable with respect to each other.