Patent ID: 8307731
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A driveline component for an automotive drivetrain, the driveline component comprising: a housing: a first drive member supported for rotation within the housing about a rotational axis; a second drive member having a hub and a power transmitting portion, the hub being supported on the first drive member for rotation about the rotational axis, the power transmitting portion being disposed about the hub and aligned to a power transmitting axis that is generally perpendicular to the rotational axis, the power transmitting portion being configured to engage a flexible power transmitting member; and a friction clutch having a plurality of first clutch plates, a plurality of second clutch plates and a biasing spring, the first clutch plates being coupled for rotation with the first drive member, the second clutch plates being coupled for rotation with the second drive member and being interleaved with the first clutch plates, the biasing spring generating a biasing force that is transmitted through the hub such that the first and second clutch plates frictionally engage one another, wherein the friction clutch further comprises a plurality of standoffs that slidably extend through the hub, the standoffs being disposed between the first and second clutch plates and the biasing spring; wherein a location of the power transmitting portion relative to the power transmitting axis is unaffected by wearing of the first and second clutch plates.