ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,317, issued on July 8, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Disconnect mechanisms" was invented by Aaron M. Finke (Janesville, Wis.), Gabriella Crisanti (Kensworth Dunstable, Great Britain) and Michael James Dawson (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive mechanism for use with an electric motor and a clutch mechanism includes a rotor shaft, a disconnect shaft, a disconnect mechanism, at least one damper element, and a part of a clutch. The rotor shaft and disconnect shaft have a longitudinal axis A. The disconnect shaft transmits torque between the rotor shaft and the clutch mechanism. T...