Patents
US 7922591 B2: Shutter clutch
- Granted
- 2011-04-12
- Filed
- 2008-07-22 application 12177654
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A clutch assembly for a UV module shutter, comprises a shutter shaft, a shutter drive arm, a clutch plate, at least one ball, a clutch thrust washer, and a spring assembly. The shutter shaft has a flange, the flange having a plurality of radially positioned flange detents. The shutter drive arm includes a drive pin, a drive arm cavity, and a receiver slot opening into the drive arm cavity, the drive pin disposable in a drive slot of a shutter end cap. The clutch plate may be disposed in the clutch plate cavity, may have a tab disposed in the receiver slot and a plurality of clutch plate detents. Each of the ball(s) may extend from one of the flange detents and may be partially disposable in one of the clutch plate detents. The spring assembly may exert a bias against the clutch plate and the thrust washer. The shutter shaft may extend through the shutter drive arm, the clutch plate, and the clutch thrust washer.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110412.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Motion Systems, Inc. 14 patents | US company or organization | River Falls, WI | Air Motion Systems, Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael L. Claeys | Broomfield, CO | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16D | Couplings for transmitting rotation; clutches; brakes | F16D7/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B41F | Printing machines or presses | B41F23/0409 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49826 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CLAEYS, MICHAEL L. signed 2008-09-15 | AIR MOTION SYSTEMS, INC. ARVADA, CO | 21638/152 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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