Two speed accessory drive

Claim 2

A two-speed accessory drive having a high speed or engaged and a low speed or disengaged mode of operation comprising: a driving member, an input unit remotely positioned relative to said driving member, a first belt linking said driving member to said input unit for driving or rotating same, an output unit remotely positioned relative to said driving member and said input unit, said input unit comprises a input pulley driven by said first belt and a first pulley driven by said input pulley, said output unit comprises: a second pulley driven by said first pulley, the diameters of said first and second pulleys related to drive said second pulley at a first speed greater than the speed of said input pulley; a third pulley remotely positioned and driven by said second pulley; a friction clutch rotationally moved by said second pulley; means for engaging and disengaging said friction clutch to and from said third pulley; said input unit further includes a fourth pulley, overrunning clutch means supporting said fourth pulley relative to said input pulley for driving said fourth pulley at the speed of said input pulley and for permitting said fourth pulley to overrun the speed of said input pulley during instances when said friction clutch is in engagement with said third pulley, said fourth pulley drivingly connected to said third pulley, the diameters of said third and fourth pulleys related such that when said friction clutch is disengaged from said third pulley said third pulley is driven at a speed lower than the speed of said second pulley and when said friction clutch is engaged to said third pulley, said third pulley is driven at the higher speed of said second pulley.

Claim 3

The drive as defined in claim 1 wherein when said friction clutch is in engagement with said third pulley, said fourth pulley is driven at a speed which is greater than that of the input pulley to effectively disengage same from said input pulley.

Claim 4

A two-speed accessory drive comprising: an input unit remotely situated from a driving member including an input pulley (24) having a pulley face connected to said driving member by a first belt, said input pulley supported on first bearings relative to a shaft, said shaft formed as an integral extension of a bracket which serves to mount said input unit remote from said driving member, a high speed drive pulley, including a pulley face, supported on second bearings relative to said input shaft, a cylindrical sleeve or spacer positioned about said input shaft for spacing said first and said second bearings thereapart, an inner ring supporting an inner race rotatably positioned thereabout, said inner ring fixedly attached to said input pulley and said high speed drive pulley, said input pulley including a first axial extension, supported by said first bearing and a radial extension in butting engagement with one end of said inner ring, said first axial extension further defining a first shoulder for supporting a third bearing, said high speed drive pulley including a second axial extension supported by said second bearing and a radial extension in butting engagement with the other end of said inner ring, said second axial extension further defining a second shoulder apart from said first shoulder for supporting a fourth bearing apart from said third bearing, a one-way clutch positioned in the space between said third bearing and said fourth bearing and including said inner race supported and rotated by said inner ring and an outer race, said outer race rotatingly connected to a low speed drive pulley having a pulley face and a plurality of radial extensions positioned upon and rotatingly supported by said third bearing and said fourth bearing, respectively; an output unit remotely situated from said driving member and said input unit comprising: a shaft supported by a bracket, an output pulley including a first and a second pulley face, said first pulley face connectable to various devices, said second pulley face connected to said low speed drive pulley by a second belt, said output pulley rotatingly supported on said shaft by a fifth bearing; a high speed output pulley including a pulley face supported relative to said shaft by a sixth bearing, comprising an axially extending portion including a plurality of push rods extending through openings therein, a cylindrical spacer supported by said shaft for spacing said fifth and said sixth bearings apart, a friction clutch rotated by said high speed output pulley and axially movable relative thereto by said pushrods; linear actuator means for axially moving said friction clutch into and out of engagement with said output pulley.

Claim 5

A two-speed accessory drive comprising: an input unit remotely situated from a driving member including an input pulley (24) having a pulley face connected to said driving member by a first belt, said input pulley supported on first bearings relative to a shaft, said shaft formed as an integral extension of a bracket which serves to mount said input unit remote from said driving member, a high speed drive pulley, including a pulley face, supported on second bearings relative to said input shaft, a cylindrical sleeve or spacer positioned about said input shaft for spacing said first and said second bearings thereapart, an inner ring supporting an inner race rotatably positioned thereabout, said inner ring fixedly attached to said input pulley and said high speed drive pulley, said input pulley including a first axial extension, supported by said first bearing and a radial extension in butting engagement with one end of said inner ring, said first axial extension further defining a first shoulder for supporting a third bearing, said high speed drive pulley including a second axial extension supported by said second bearing and a radial extension in butting engagement with the other end of said inner ring, said second axial extension further defining a second shoulder apart from said first shoulder for supporting a fourth bearing apart from said third bearing, a one-way clutch positioned in the space between said third bearing and said fourth bearing and including said inner race supported and rotated by said inner ring and an outer race, said outer race rotatingly connected to a low speed drive pulley having a pulley face and a plurality of radial extensions positioned upon and rotatingly supported by said third bearing and said fourth bearing, respectively; an output unit remotely situated from said driving member and said input unit comprising: a shaft supported by a bracket, an output pulley including a first and a second pulley face, said first pulley face connectable to various devices, said second pulley face connected to said low speed drive pulley by a second belt, said output pulley rotatingly supported on said shaft by a fifth bearing; a high speed output pulley including a pulley face supported relative to said shaft by a sixth bearing, comprising an axially extending portion including a plurality of push rods extending through openings therein, a cylindrical spacer supported by said shaft for spacing said fifth and said sixth bearings apart, a friction clutch rotated by said high speed output pulley and axially movable relative thereto by said pushrods; linear actuator means for axially moving said friction clutch into and out of engagement with said output pulley.

Claim 6

The drive as defined in claim 3 wherein said friction clutch comprises a pressure plate movable relative to said output pulley and a plurality of pins extending through said push rods of said high speed output pulley and attached to and movable with said linear actuator means.

Claim 7

The drive as defined in claim 4 wherein said friction clutch further includes friction material carried by said output pulley for engagement with said pressure plate.

Claim 8

The drive as defined in claim 5 wherein said friction clutch is a cone clutch.

Claim 9

The drive as defined in claim 6 wherein said friction material is supported by a conically shaped surface of said output pulley and wherein said friction plate includes a conically shaped engagement surface for engagement with said friction material.

Claim 10

The drive as defined in claim 5 further including a biasing means including a plurality of springs received about that part of each said push rod extending through said openings of said pressure plate for biasing said friction clutch and said linear actuator means thereapart.

Claim 11

The drive as defined in claim 8 wherein said linear actuator means comprises a first member fixedly positioned relative to said shaft, a second member axially displacable relative to said first member and said shaft, said second member connected rotatably to said pin retainer and push rods for axially displacing same and means for displacing said second member.

Claim 12

The drive as defined in claim 9 wherein said second member includes an axial extension slidably supported on said shaft by a bushing, a thrust bearing supported by said axial extension and a pin retainer received about said thrust bearing including means for receiving said pins.

Claim 13

The drive as defined in claim 10 wherein said springs are positioned between said high speed output pulley and said pin retainer.

Claim 14

The drive as defined in claim 8 wherein said displacing means comprises means are drivingly connected to second member for rotating same relative to said first member for causing said second member to be displaced axially relative to said first member.

Claim 15

The drive as defined in claim 12 wherein said rotating means includes a motor, a gear driven by said motor, said gear drivingly engaing a radial extension of said second member.

Claim 16

The drive as defined in claim 13 wherein said linear actuator means is a ball ramp actuator.

Claim 17

The drive as defined in claim 1 further including spring means for driving connecting and for biasing apart said pressure plate and said high speed output pulley.