Clutch/brake assembly with electrical generation system
First Claim
1. A clutch assembly comprising:
- a rotatable input shaft;
a clutch housing fixed relative to the input shaft;
an input disk coupled to the input shaft and rotatable therewith;
an output disk axially movable relative to the clutch housing to selectively engage the input disk; and
an electrical generation system including a rotor shell coupled to the input shaft and rotatable therewith, a magnet coupled to the rotor shell, and a coil coupled to a coil support fixed relative to the rotor shell, wherein the coil is positioned with respect to the magnet to generate electrical current upon rotation of the rotor shell.
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Abstract
A clutch assembly includes a rotatable input shaft, a clutch housing fixed relative to the input shaft, an input disk coupled to with the input shaft and rotatable therewith, and an output disk axially movable relative to the clutch housing to selectively engage the input disk. The clutch/brake assembly also includes an electrical generation system having a rotor shell coupled to the input shaft and rotatable therewith, a magnet coupled to the rotor shell, and a coil coupled to a coil support fixed relative to the rotor shell, wherein the coil is positioned with respect to the magnet to generate electrical current upon rotation of the rotor shell.
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38 Claims
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1. A clutch assembly comprising:
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a rotatable input shaft;
a clutch housing fixed relative to the input shaft;
an input disk coupled to the input shaft and rotatable therewith;
an output disk axially movable relative to the clutch housing to selectively engage the input disk; and
an electrical generation system including a rotor shell coupled to the input shaft and rotatable therewith, a magnet coupled to the rotor shell, and a coil coupled to a coil support fixed relative to the rotor shell, wherein the coil is positioned with respect to the magnet to generate electrical current upon rotation of the rotor shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A clutch assembly comprising:
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a rotatable input shaft;
a clutch housing fixed relative to the input shaft;
a rotor shell coupled to the input shaft and rotatable therewith, the rotor shell including a magnet coupled to the rotor shell and radially spaced apart from the input shaft;
an electrical coil coupled to a coil support and fixed relative to the rotor shell, the coil positioned with respect to the magnet to generate electrical current upon rotation of the rotor shell, wherein the rotating magnet generates an alternating current in the coil and further wherein the alternating current is delivered to a drive system external of the clutch/brake assembly;
an input disk coupled to the input shaft and rotatable therewith; and
an output disk axially movable relative to the clutch housing and rotatable relative to the input shaft, wherein the output disk is selectively axially movable between a first position, such that the output disk is disengaged from the input disk, and a second position, such that the output disk is engaged with the input disk, and further wherein the input disk is selectively axially movable relative to the clutch housing between a first position, in which the input disk is disengaged from the output disk, and a second position, in which the input disk engages the output disk. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A mobile unit comprising:
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a chassis;
an engine for driving a remotely mounted implement, the engine including a crankshaft;
a clutch assembly mounted co-axially to the crankshaft, the clutch/brake assembly including an input shaft rotatable with the crankshaft of the engine, a clutch housing fixed relative to the input shaft, an input disk coupled to the input shaft and rotatable therewith, an output disk axially movable relative to the clutch housing to selectively engage the input disk, and an electrical generation system including a rotor shell coupled to the input shaft and rotatable therewith, the rotor shell including a magnet coupled to the rotor shell, and an electrical coil supported by a coil support fixed relative to the rotor shell, the coil positioned with respect to the magnet to generate electrical current upon rotation of the rotor shell, wherein the rotating magnet generates an alternating current in the coil;
a regulator/rectifier assembly for receiving the alternating current from the electrical generation system and converting the alternating current to a direct current; and
an electric motor interconnected to an object, wherein the electric motor uses the direct current for power. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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