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CLUTCH SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN ACCESSORY SHAFT

A clutch system includes a rotary input member, a wrap spring clutch and a rotary output member. The wrap spring clutch has a first end, a second end, and a plurality of coils. The stiffness of the wr…

DRIVE·Sep 29·2 min read

F02B67/06 Litens Automotive Partnership

ROTARY DEVICE WITH CHAMBERED MEMBER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

In one aspect, a rotary device is provided, and includes a shaft adapter, a chambered member, a seal member and at least one internal torque transfer member. The shaft adapter is connectible to a cran…

DRIVE·Sep 22·2 min read

F16H55/36 Litens Automotive Partnership

CLUTCHED PULLEY ASSEMBLY

A clutched pulley assembly mountable to the shaft of a motor-generator unit (MGU) has a first sheave, with first spline teeth, rotatably mounted to the MGU shaft, and a second sheave, with second spli…

DRIVE·Jul 14·2 min read

F02B67/06 Litens Automotive Partnership

ROTARY DEVICE WITH CLUTCH WITH TIME-BASED SLIP AND METHOD OF PROVIDING TIME-BASED SLIP FOR A ROTARY DEVICE

In one aspect, there is provided a decoupler for an accessory drive for an engine. The decoupler includes a decoupler input member and a decoupler output member. One of the decoupler input member and …

DRIVE·Jun 23·2 min read

B60K25/02 Litens Automotive Partnership

ENERGY EFFICIENT A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH

In an aspect, an automotive air conditioning assembly comprising a scroll compressor and a wrap spring clutch. The wrap spring clutch enables the use of a comparatively smaller pulley (a diameter of a…

DRIVE·Jan 21·1 min read

F16D13/76 Litens Automotive Partnership

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

In an aspect, a method is provided for controlling a clutch assembly having first and second rotatable clutch members. The method includes providing a wrap spring clutch having first and second ends. …

DRIVE·Apr 13·1 min read

F16D48/064 Litens Automotive Partnership