Patent ID: 9458895
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: F16D,F16H

Claim Text:
1. A power transmitting device comprising: a vehicle driveline component including a first member, a second member, and a clutch, the clutch having a movable clutch member that is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the clutch is configured to transmit rotary power between the first and second members when the movable clutch member is in the first position, and wherein the clutch is configured to decouple the first and second members when the movable clutch member is in the second position; and an actuator including a coil spring, a plunger, and a rotating member, the coil spring including a plurality of coils disposed about an axis, the plunger including a plunger body and a follower member fixedly coupled to the plunger body, the plunger body being disposed about the axis and coupled to the movable clutch member, the follower member being received between adjacent ones of the plurality of coils, the rotating member being rotatable about the axis and coupled to one of the coil spring and the plunger to rotate the one of the coil spring and the plunger about the axis; wherein rotation of the rotatable member effects either translation of the plunger, compression of the coil spring, or both translation of the plunger and compression of the coil spring.