Friction Clutch Patents (Class 475/309)
Plate clutch (Class 475/310)
  • Transmission for marine propulsion
    Patent number: 9718529
    Abstract: A marine transmission located within drive housing includes a torque transmitting gear set and a clutch mechanism. The torque transmitting gear set includes top and bottom bevel gears and opposing side idler bevel gears mounted to a pinion shaft. The pinion shaft is mounted on a carrier and the clutch mechanism engages the carrier to rotate with the input shaft to drive the output shaft in the forward direction and engages the carrier to a reaction plate fixed to the drive housing to drive the output shaft in the reverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Cameron Philip Williams, Carl David Schleuder, Jefferey R. Ziemba