US 12,222,009 B2
Clutch assembly for coupling and decoupling members
Todd M Andrzejewski, Saginaw, MI (US); and Joshua D Hand, Midland, MI (US)
Assigned to Means Industries, Inc., Saginaw, MI (US)
Appl. No. 18/566,573
Filed by Means Industries, Inc., Saginaw, MI (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 24, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/034937
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 1, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/278271, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 5, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/215,603, filed on Jun. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0255034 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. F16D 11/14 (2006.01); F16D 28/00 (2006.01); F16D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 11/14 (2013.01) [F16D 28/00 (2013.01); F16D 2011/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clutch assembly comprising:
a first member;
a second member;
a locking element supported on the second member, the locking element moving between an engaged position wherein the locking element moves between the first member and the second member to lock the first member to the second member and prevent movement between the first member and the second member, and a disengaged position wherein the locking element transfers no torque between the first member and the second member whereby the first member is not locked to the second member and the first member and second member move relative to one another; and
a threaded shaft, the locking element threadably received on the threaded shaft.