Patent ID: 6250446
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A clutch assembly comprising:a first member which is selectively rotatable at a first speed and having a first portion;a second member which is selectively rotatable at a second speed and having a second portion;a third member coupled to said second member and which is selectively rotatable at said second speed and having a third portion, said third member being selectively movable from a first position in which said third member is remotely positioned from said first member to a second position in which said third member contacts said first member, said contact between said third member and said first member being effective to cause said second speed to become substantially equal to said first speed; anda fourth member disposed between said first and said second member and having a fourth portion, said fourth member being selectively movable, when said first speed becomes substantially equal to said second speed, to a third position in which said fourth portion intermeshes with said first portion, said second portion, and said third portion thereby selectively and intermeshingly connecting said first member to said second member to said third member.