US 7,320,391 B2 | ||
Alternative pack designs for multidisk clutches | ||
Przemyslaw Zagrodzki, West Lafayette, Ind. (US); and Wenping Zhao, Crawfordsville, Ind. (US) | ||
Assigned to Raybestos Products Company, Crawfordsville, Ind. (US) | ||
Filed on Jun. 24, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/875,544. | ||
Prior Publication US 2005/0284723 A1, Dec. 29, 2005 | ||
Int. Cl. F16D 13/52 (2006.01); F16D 25/0638 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 192—70.14 [192/85 AA] | 20 Claims |
1. A transmission clutch including a rotating hub mounted for rotation relative to a rotating clutch housing in the transmission;
the clutch comprising:
an alternative clutch pack having a plurality of annular plates including a first set of plates interleaved with a second
set of friction plates having at least one layer of friction material on at least one side of each said friction plate, and
a clutch pack actuator including a plurality of axially elongated fingers aligned with said plates;
wherein said first set of plates is secured for rotation with the hub, wherein said second set is rotatably fixed to the rotating
clutch housing and said actuator is axially displaceable but rotatably restrained relative to the rotating clutch housing.
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