Patent ID: 7121395
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A torque disconnect mechanism for controlling transmission of torque from a first shaft to a second shaft in a transmission, comprising: a housing rotatably supporting the first and second shafts, the housing having an opening formed therein; a hollow hub member receiving the first shaft and coupled for rotation with the first shaft, the hub member having hub splines on an outer surface of the hub member; a hollow drive member receiving a portion of the hub member and coupled for rotation with the second shaft, the drive member having drive splines on an outer surface of the drive member; and a hollow annular coupling member receiving the hub member and the drive member, the coupling member having first and second sets of inner coupling splines separated axially by an annular groove, the coupling member being movable axially from an engaged position wherein the first and second sets of coupling splines are meshing with the hub splines and the drive splines, and to a disengaged position wherein one of the first and second sets or coupling splines is uncoupled from the hub splines and the drive splines.