(12) International Application Status Report

Received at International Bureau: 22 March 2002 (22.03.2002)

Information valid as of: (..)
Report generated on: 15 June 2020 (15.06.2020)

(10) Publication number: (43) Publication date: (26) Publication language:

WO2002/057652 25 July 2002 (25.07.2002) English (EN)

(21) Application Number: (22) Filing Date: (25) Filing language:

PCT/US2002/001414 15 January 2002 (15.01.2002) English (EN)

(31) Priority number(s): (31) Priority date(s): (31) Priority status:

09/765,117 (US) 18 January 2001 (18.01.2001) Priority document received (in compliance
with PCT Rule 17.1)

(51) International Patent Classification:

B63H 23/30 (2006.01); F16D 25/0638 (2006.01); F16D 48/02 (2006.01)

(71) Applicant(s):
TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED [US/US]; 1328 Racine Street Racine, WI 53403-1758 (US) (for all designated states)

(72) Inventor(s):
BRATEL, Dean, J.; 14345 West Crimson Lane New Berlin, WI 53151 (US)
PELLIGRINO, Paul, A.; W200 W7868 Prospect Drive Muskego, WI 53150 (US)

(74) Agent(s):
NILLES, James, E.; Nilles & Nilles, S.C. Firstar Center Suite 2000 777 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 (US)

(54) Title (EN): MODULATABLE POWER TRANSMISSION CLUTCH AND A MARINE TRANSMISSION
(54) Title (FR): EMBRAYAGE DE TRANSMISSION D'ENERGIE MODULABLE ET TRANSMISSION DE NAVIRE

(57) Abstract:
(EN): A modulatable power transmission clutch including interleaved clutch plates, on housing (10) and on gear (12), and having
a central power transmitting shaft (11) extending axially through the clutch. The clutch includes a fluid operated movable piston
(17) for effecting clutch operation by compression of the plates. The piston has a smaller piston area (20) and a larger piston area
(24), the smaller piston area has fluid flow directed to it a variable fluid pressure whereby the clutch is modulatable. The larger
piston area is adapted to have fluid flow directed thereto to effect maximum and unmodulatable engagement of the clutch. A
spring loaded normally closed trigger valve (35) controls fluid flow to the larger piston area in response to fluid pressure above a
predetermined amount at the smaller piston area. The trigger valve is mounted in the shaft and is normally closed so that pressure
fluid is directed to the smaller piston area at a variable fluid pressure whereby the clutch is modulatable. When the valve is open
by said fluid pressure over a predetermined amount, the valve permits fluid flow to the larger piston area to effect maximum and
unmodulatable engagement of the clutch for full clutch capacity.
(FR): L'invention concerne un embrayage de transmission d'énergie modulable, comprenant des disques d'embrayage encastrés,
sur carter (10) et sur engrenage (12), ainsi qu'un arbre (11) de transmission d'énergie central, traversant l'embrayage dans l'axe.
Cet embrayage comporte un piston (17) mobile actionné par un fluide pour effectuer l'opération d'embrayage par compression des
disques. Ce piston a une petite zone de piston (20) et une grande zone de piston (24), la petite zone recevant un flux de fluide à
pression variable et rendant ainsi l'embrayage modulable. La grande zone du piston est conçue pour recevoir un flux de fluide, afin
de réaliser un engagement maximum et non modulable de l'embrayage. Une soupape de déclenchement (35) à ressort, normalement
fermée, commande le flux de fluide en direction de la grande zone du piston, réagissant à une pression de fluide supérieure à une
valeur prédéfinie au niveau de la petite zone du piston. Cette soupape de déclenchement, montée dans l'arbre, est normalement
fermée, de sorte que le fluide de pression est dirigé vers la petite zone du piston à pression variable, rendant ainsi l'embrayage
modulable. Lorsque la pression du fluide dépasse une valeur prédéfinie et que la soupape s'ouvre, cette dernière permet au fluide
de couler vers la grande zone du piston pour un engagement maximum et non modulable de l'embrayage, qui développe ainsi sa
puissance maximale.
International search report:
Received at International Bureau: 01 November 2002 (01.11.2002) [US]

International Report on Patentability (IPRP) Chapter II of the PCT:

Chapter II demand received: 28 June 2002 (28.06.2002)

(81) Designated States:

AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, ES, FI,
GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, MA, MD, MG, MK,
MN, MW, MX, MZ, NO, NZ, OM, PH, PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK, SL, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, UZ, VN,
YU, ZA, ZM, ZW
European Patent Office (EPO) : AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) : BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) : GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) : AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM