Patent ID: 9254922
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B60W,B64D,F01B,Y02T,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A hybrid clutch assembly for an aircraft having a hybrid propulsion system powered in parallel by an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, the hybrid clutch assembly comprising: a drive belt housing connecting the internal combustion engine and the electric motor to a propeller driveshaft for providing power to a propeller of the aircraft; a hybrid clutch assembly shaft coupled with the drive belt housing; a hybrid clutch comprising an inner race and an outer race and connected to the drive belt housing by the hybrid clutch assembly shaft; and a clutch flange adapter plate connecting the hybrid clutch to an engine propeller flange of the internal combustion engine for transmitting power from the internal combustion engine to the drive belt housing, and configured to define an offset for aligning the drive belt housing with a motor pulley coupled to the electric motor for transmitting power from the electric motor to the drive belt housing.