Patent ID: 9726227
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: F16D

Claim:
1. A disconnect mechanism for removably coupling an input member and an output member to one another, comprising: a drive member configured to be rotationally driven; a driven member rotationally coupled to the drive member; a collar rotatably coupled to the driven member, where rotation of the drive member induces rotational and longitudinal movement of the collar along a longitudinal shaft, wherein the longitudinal shaft extends through the collar and is fixed longitudinally and rotationally with respect to the drive member; and a coupler member coupled to the collar, the coupler member adapted to removably couple the input member to the output member; wherein, as the collar moves longitudinally along the longitudinal shaft, the coupler member moves longitudinally between a first position in which the input member and output member are coupled and a second position in which the input member and output member are decoupled from one another.