IP Library Granted Patent US 10,274,083
Granted Patent B2
US 10,274,083 · App. 15/305,059 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Connector

Inventors: Young Min Seo (Seoul, KR); Choong Hee Rhew (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
F16H63/34F16D11/14F16D28/00F16H63/36B60Y2306/09F16D2011/006F16H2063/3093Y02T10/6204
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Patent No.
US 10,274,083
App. No.
15/305,059
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector in a clutch connection structure used in an electrical automobile, which includes: a locking part formed at a body; a latch in contact with the locking part; a first solenoid driving part disposed on one side of the latch; and a second solenoid driving part disposed on the other side of the latch, in which the first solenoid driving part and the second solenoid driving part face each other with the latch being interposed therebetween, such that an operation of a clutch when the clutch operates becomes simple, and thus, noise, vibrations, and durability thereof are improved.

Claims (38)

1. A connector, comprising:

a locking part formed on a main body;

a latch to be in contact with the locking part;

the latch is disposed between a first spring and the locking part;

the first spring is provided on one end of a fork sleeve that is formed on any one of clutch disks installed at the main body;

the locking part comprising:

a protruding part to be contacted with an end of the latch in a position where the latch is compressing the first spring;

a first inclined surface extended from the protruding part to one side, and a first surface extended from the first inclined surface; and

a second inclined surface extended from the protruding part to the other side and a second surface extended from the second inclined surface, wherein slopes of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are different, and heights of the first surface and the second surface are different;

a first solenoid driving part disposed on one side of the latch;

a second solenoid driving part disposed on the other side of the latch, wherein the latch being movable relative to the locking part between a first position in which the latch is in engagement with the first solenoid driving part and a second position in which the latch is in engagement with the second solenoid driving part;

the first solenoid driving part and the second solenoid driving part facing each other, while having the latch interposed therebetween; and

during movement between the first position and the second position the latch is not simultaneously engaged with the first solenoid driving part and the second solenoid driving part.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the clutch disk comprises:

a first clutch disk having the fork sleeve formed thereon; and

a second clutch disk facing the first clutch disk, wherein

a rotational shaft of the first clutch disk is spline-coupled by a spline part, and a second spring is formed on an end of the rotational shaft.

3. The connector of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first solenoid driving part or the second solenoid driving part includes a position sensor.

4. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the position sensor is coupled with a rod of the first solenoid driving part or a rod of the second solenoid driving part.

5. A connector, comprising:

a locking part formed on a main body;

a latch to be in contact with the locking part;

the latch is disposed between a first spring and the locking part;

the first spring is provided on one end of a fork sleeve that is formed on any one of clutch disks installed at the main body;

the clutch disk comprising:

a first clutch disk having the fork sleeve formed thereon; and

a second clutch disk facing the first clutch disk;

wherein a rotational shaft of the first clutch disk is spline-coupled by a spline part, and a second spring is formed on an end of the rotational shaft;

a first solenoid driving part disposed on one side of the latch;

a second solenoid driving part disposed on the other side of the latch, wherein the latch being movable relative to the locking part between a first position in which the latch is in engagement with the first solenoid driving part and a second position in which the latch is in engagement with the second solenoid driving part;

the first solenoid driving part and the second solenoid driving part facing each other, while having the latch interposed therebetween; and

during movement between the first position and the second position the latch is not simultaneously engaged with the first solenoid driving part and the second solenoid driving part.

6. The connector of claim 5 , wherein the locking part comprises:

a protruding part to be contacted with an end of the latch in a position where the latch is compressing the first spring to the maximum;

a first inclined surface extended from the protruding part to one side, and a first surface extended from the first inclined surface; and

a second inclined surface extended from the protruding part to the other side and a second surface extended from the second inclined surface, wherein slopes of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are different, and heights of the first surface and the second surface are different.

7. The connector of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the first solenoid driving part or the second solenoid driving part includes a position sensor.

8. The connector of claim 7 , wherein the position sensor is coupled with a rod of the first solenoid driving part or a rod of the second solenoid driving part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2016
From: SEO, YOUNG MIN; RHEW, CHOONG HEE
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 040048/0857 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0049939 · Apr 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170175887A1 · Jun 22, 2017