Patent ID: 8963391
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: F01D,F02C,F16D,H02K

Abstract:
1. A clutch member for use in a generator clutch comprising: actuation structure including a face with a ramp; the ramp having a ramp angle of between 6.2° and 6.4°; said clutch member is a sliding decoupler shaft having a first end provided with splines to slide along a generator rotor shaft, a second end having said actuation structure, and including teeth to mesh with teeth on an opposed jaw clutch; an enlarged portion on said shaft is inward of said ramp from said second end, said enlarged portion having a diameter which is greater than an outer diameter of said ramp; and said enlarged portion has a truncated portion, with said truncated portion formed at a secant to a remainder of the enlarged portions at locations not having said truncated portion, and a ratio of a radius to said truncated portion to a radius of said enlarged portion at locations not having said truncated portion being between 0.80 and 0.85.