Patent ID: 9746038
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: F16D

Claim:
1. A dual actuation synchronizing clutch assembly comprising: an input shaft; a rotatably supported output shaft axially aligned with the input shaft; a connecting gear including a lock-up assembly with retractable elements, connecting gear teeth, and the connecting gear is connected to the input shaft; a first actuator configured to engage a first actuator loading bearing axially against the connecting gear; a synchronizer ring including a first friction surface and synchronizer teeth; an output gear fixed to the output shaft, the output gear including a second friction surface configured to frictionally engage the first friction surface of the synchronizer ring, a contoured receiving path with positioning points configured to receive the retractable elements of the lock-up assembly, and output gear teeth; a shifter sleeve including shifter sleeve teeth that mesh with the connecting gear teeth and the synchronizer teeth, and the shifter sleeve teeth are configured to mesh with the output gear teeth; a second actuator configured to engage a second actuator loading bearing axially against the shifter sleeve; a first spring arranged between the synchronizer ring and the output gear, a second spring arranged between the connecting gear and the synchronizer ring, and a third spring that biases the shifter sleeve to a disengaged position; the dual actuation synchronizing clutch assembly having a plurality of operational phases, the plurality of operational phases including: