Patent ID: 9188170
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A coupling and control assembly comprising: a coupling subassembly having first and second operating modes, the subassembly including first and second coupling members supported for rotation relative to one another about a common rotational axis, the first coupling member having a coupling first face oriented to face axially in a first direction along the rotational axis and the second coupling member having a coupling second face opposed to the first face and oriented to face axially in a second direction along the rotational axis, the second coupling member having a third face spaced from the second face and oriented to face axially in the first direction; the second face having a set of pockets spaced about the rotational axis, each pocket of the set having a strut received thereby; the first face having a set of locking formations that are engaged by the struts upon projecting outwardly from the set of pockets to prevent relative rotation of the first and second coupling members with respect to each other in at least one direction about the axis; the third face having a set of passages spaced about the rotational axis and in communication with their respective pockets to communicate actuating forces to their respective struts to actuate their respective struts within their respective pockets so that the struts move between engaged and disengaged positions with respect to the first coupling member; and a control subassembly coupled to the second coupling member to rotate therewith to control the operating mode of the coupling subassembly, the control subassembly including: