Patent ID: 9206880
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: F16D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electric machine comprising: a frame; an armature rotatably mounted within the frame, the armature including a shaft; a gear assembly coupled to the shaft, the gear assembly including at least one gear arranged within a stationary gear support, the stationary gear support including an outer surface having an axial retainer mounting element; a drive shaft operatively coupled to the at least one gear; an output shaft including a first end and a second end, the second end being operatively coupled to the drive shaft, the output shaft being axially shiftable relative to the drive shaft in a first direction and in an opposing second direction; a clutch assembly supported on the second end of the output shaft, the clutch assembly including a clutch shell having a first end section and a second end section; and an axial retainer detachably mounted to the axial retainer mounting element, the axial retainer being configured and disposed to engage the second end of the clutch shell to selectively limit axial travel of the clutch assembly in the second direction.