Patent ID: 9702415
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: F16D

Claim:
1. A wedge clutch, comprising: an axis of rotation, defining a first and second axial direction; a hub; an outer ring located radially outward of the hub; a wedge plate radially disposed between the hub and the outer ring; and, a displacement assembly including: a locking ring including a first axial stop; an engagement arm; a first resilient element urging the engagement arm in a first rotational direction, with respect to a first axis passing through the engagement arm, toward the axis of rotation; and, a slider ring axially displaceable along the axis of rotation to: rotate the engagement arm in a second rotational direction, opposite the first rotational direction, to transition from a connect mode for the wedge clutch, in which the hub and the outer ring are non-rotatably connected, to a disconnect mode for the wedge clutch, in which the hub and the outer ring are rotatable with respect to each other; and, for the connect mode, enable the first resilient element to rotate the engagement arm in the first rotational direction to contact the first axial stop to block displacement of the hub, with respect to the wedge plate, in the first axial direction.