Clutch with torque responsive valve

Abstract

Abstract A POWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM HAVING MULTIPLE RATIO GEARING AND CLUTCHES AND BRAKES FOR CONTROLLING THE RELATIVE MOTION OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE GEARING, INCLUDING A TORQUE INPUT CLUTCH FOR ESTABLISHING AND DISESTABLISHING A DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN A DRIVING SHAFT AND A POWER INPUT ELEMENT OF THE GEARING, THE DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DRIVINMG SHAFT AND THE TORQUE INPUT MEMBER OF THE CLUTCH INCLUDING A REACTION PISTON COOPERATING WITH AN ANNULAR CYLINDER IN THE CLUTCH STRUCTURE AND A CAMMED CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TORQUE INPUT SHAFT AND THE INPUT MEMBER OF THE CLUTCH INCLUDING REGISTERING CAM PARTS ON SAID PISTON AND ON SAID CLUTCH MEMBER WHEREBY THE TORQUE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE CLUTCH RESULTS IN AN AXIAL FORCE COMPONENT ON THE PISTON, AND VALVE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE RELATIVE ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE INPUT SHAFT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLUTCH INPUT MEMBER FOR ESTABLISHING A PRESSURE SIGNAL THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO ONE SIDE OF THE REACTION PISTON WHICH TENDS TO OPPOSE RELATIVE DISPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE INPUT SHAFT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLUTCH INPUT MEMBER

Inventors

• 👤 L Burcz
• 👤 G Lemieux

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