Patent ID: 11953060
Assignee: MEANS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 18:
19. A coupling and control assembly rotatable about a rotational axis, and comprising:
a coupling assembly, including
a first coupling member rotatable about the rotational axis and including a first coupling face having locking formations,
a second coupling member rotatable about the rotational axis and including a second coupling face in opposition with the first coupling face of the first coupling member and having pockets, and a third face spaced from the second coupling face and having passages in communication with the pockets, and
a plurality of locking members in the pockets to transmit torque between the first and second coupling members; and

a control assembly, including
a stator including at least one electromagnetic source,
a translator translatable along and rotatable about the rotational axis, and coupled to the second coupling member to be rotatable therewith, and including
a permanent magnetic source that cooperates with the at least one electromagnetic source of the stator to translate the translator, and
a plurality of springs in the passages to engage the plurality of locking members in the pockets to actuate the plurality of locking members upon translation of the translator, and

a housing in which the stator is carried,
wherein the stator is trapped between a radially extending axial wall of the housing and a snap ring coupled to an axially extending radial wall of the housing.