Patent ID: 8506445
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: F16D,F16H

Abstract:
1. A torque transmitting device for transmitting a torque in a rotational direction between a first member and a second member, wherein the second member includes a surface that defines an annular bore having a decreasing diameter in an axial direction, the torque transmitting device comprising: a first race rotationally coupled to the first member; a second race opposing the first race and including a surface that opposes the surface of the second member, the surface having the decreasing diameter in the axial direction; and a biasing element that biases the second race against the second member with a predetermined force, and wherein the torque transmitting device selectively transmits torque in the rotational direction, and wherein the first race and the second race define a predetermined torque limit, and wherein the predetermined force contributes to a predetermined holding torque between the surface of the second race and the surface of the second member that is less than the predetermined torque limit between the first race and the second race, and wherein the second race rotates with respect to the second member when the torque exceeds the predetermined holding torque.