IP Library Granted Patent US 9,068,608
Granted Patent B2
US 9,068,608 · App. 12/586,093 · Granted Jun 30, 2015

Isolator decoupler

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Patent No.
US 9,068,608
App. No.
12/586,093
Granted
Jun 30, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An isolator decoupler comprising a pulley, a shaft, a bushing slidingly engaged with the pulley and slidingly engaged with the shaft, the pulley journalled to the shaft by a bearing, a one-way clutch fixed to the shaft and engaged with the bushing whereby the bushing rotates in unison with the one-way clutch, a torsion spring engaged between the pulley and the one-way clutch to resiliently couple the pulley to the shaft, and the pulley non-resiliently directly coupleable to the shaft in a temporary predetermined loaded condition.

Claims (14)

1. An isolator decoupler comprising:

a pulley ( 3 );

a shaft ( 11 );

a bushing ( 2 ) slidingly engaged with the pulley and Slidingly engaged with the shaft;

the pulley journalled to the shaft by a bearing ( 8 );

a one-way clutch ( 7 ) fixed to the shaft and engaged with the bushing whereby the bushing rotates in unison with the one-way clutch;

a torsion spring ( 4 ) engaged between the pulley and the one-way clutch to resiliently couple the pulley to the shaft; and

the pulley non-resiliently directly coupleable to the shaft in a temporary predetermined loaded condition.

2. The isolator decoupler as in claim 1 , wherein the torsion spring is torsionally loaded in an unwinding direction.

3. The isolator decoupler as in claim 1 further comprising:

a one-way clutch carrier engaged operationally between the bushing and the one-way clutch, the one-way clutch carrier having a first tab;

a spring retaining member connect to the pulley and engaging the torsion spring, the spring retaining member having a second tab;

the first tab and second tab cooperatively engagable whereby a rotational range of movement of the spring retaining member with respect to the one-way clutch carrier is limited between the first position and the second position wherein the pulley is capable of being temporarily directly coupled with the shaft in a maximum loading condition.

4. The isolator decoupler as in claim 1 , wherein the temporary predetermined condition is a spring overload condition.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE (REEL 033472 / FRAME 0333) Recorded Jun 5, 2024
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: GATES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067626/0232 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 4, 2015
From: THE GATES CORPORATION
To: GATES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034893/0006 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2014
From: THE GATES CORPORATION
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 033472/0333 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2014
From: THE GATES CORPORATION
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 033465/0252 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 10, 2014
From: CITICORP USA, INC.
To: AQUATIC CO.; THE GATES CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; GATES MECTROL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; EIFELER MASCHINENBAU GMBH
Reel/Frame 033289/0254 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 10, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: AQUATIC CO.; THE GATES CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION; GATES MECTROL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; EIFELER MASCHINENBAU GMBH
Reel/Frame 033290/0631 →
SECOND LIEN NOTES PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 30, 2010
From: AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS, INC.; AQUATIC CO.; DEXTER AXLE COMPANY; EASTERN SHEET METAL, INC.; EPICOR INDUSTRIES, INC.; THE GATES CORPORATION; GATES MECTROL, INC.; HART & COOLEY, INC.; RUSKIN COMPANY; SCHRADER-BRIDGEPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; SCHRADER ELECTRONICS, INC.; SELKIRK CORPORATION; TOMKINS INDUSTRIES, INC.; EIFELER MASCHINENBAU GMBH
To: WILMINGTON TRUST FSB, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 025560/0057 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 29, 2010
From: AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS, INC.; AQUATIC CO.; DEXTER AXLE COMPANY; EASTERN SHEET METAL, INC.; EPICOR INDUSTRIES, INC.; THE GATES CORPORATION; GATES MECTROL, INC.; HART & COOLEY, INC.; RUSKIN COMPANY; SCHRADER-BRIDGEPORT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; SCHRADER ELECTRONICS, INC.; SELKIRK CORPORATION; TOMKINS INDUSTRIES, INC.; EIFELER MASCHINENBAU GMBH
To: CITICORP USA, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 025549/0407 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2009
From: SERKH, ALEXANDER; ALI, IMTIAZ; WARD, PETER
To: GATES CORPORATION, THE
Reel/Frame 023399/0828 →