Patent ID: 11892040
Assignee: MEANS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A clutch assembly comprising:
first and third coupling members supported for rotation relative to one another in first and second directions about a rotational axis, and a second coupling member fixed in position;
a first locking element;
a second locking element;
a translator configured to move the first locking element to a deployed position in which the first locking element mechanically couples the first and third coupling members together to prevent relative rotation of the first and third coupling members in at least one direction about the rotational axis;
a first actuator configured to move the second locking element to a deployed position in which the second locking element mechanically couples the second and third coupling members together to prevent rotation of the third coupling member relative to the second coupling members in a first direction about the rotational axis;
the first coupling member is a first pocket plate;
the second coupling member is a second pocket plate;
the third coupling member is a notch plate, the notch plate having a plurality of notches in an inner peripheral surface and a plurality of notches in an outer peripheral surface;
the first locking element in the deployed position extends out from a pocket of the first pocket plate and engages one of the notches in the inner peripheral surface of the notch plate; and
the second locking element in the deployed position extends out from a pocket of the second pocket plate and engages one of the notches in the outer peripheral surface of the notch plate.