Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Damped isolation pulley having an electro-adhesive clutch
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Application No.: US17832826Application Date: 2022-06-06
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Publication No.: US11946537B2Publication Date: 2024-04-02
- Inventor: Steven Chevalier
- Applicant: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
- Current Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Reising Ethington P.C.
- Main IPC: F16H55/36
- IPC: F16H55/36 ; F16D27/14 ; F16F15/12 ; F16F15/126

Abstract:
A damped isolation pulley having a hub, a pulley disposed concentrically about the hub, an isolation spring, an inertia ring and an electro-adhesive clutch. The hub is configured to be mounted to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The isolation spring is formed of an elastomeric material and couples the pulley to the hub. The inertia ring is resiliently coupled to the hub and is rotationally de-coupled from the pulley. The electro-adhesive clutch has a clutch input member that is coupled to the pulley and can be operated to form an alternate torque path between the pulley and the hub that does not include the isolation spring.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220299100A1 DAMPED ISOLATION PULLEY HAVING AN ELECTRO-ADHESIVE CLUTCH Public/Granted day:2022-09-22
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