| HORTON, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20110209965 | TWO-SPEED CLUTCH AND RETRO-FIT KIT - A magnet holder assembly for a clutch includes a magnet holder and first and second permanent magnets. The magnet holder includes a body portion, a first groove defined in the body portion, a second groove defined in the body portion adjacent to the first groove, and a flange extending from the body portion opposite the first groove and extending in a different direction than the first groove. The flange has a connection feature for securing the magnet holder to a rotatable component of the clutch. The first permanent magnet is radially retained by the first groove in the body portion, and the first permanent magnet has a beveled edge configured to mate with the first groove. The second permanent magnet is radially retained by the second groove, and the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet have magnetic orientations arranged substantially opposite one another. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110209962 | VISCOUS CLUTCH WITH EDDY CURRENT REDUCTION - An electromagnetically actuated viscous clutch assembly includes a rotor arranged relative to an axis of rotation, an electromagnetic coil for generating magnetic flux, a housing positioned adjacent to the rotor to create a fluid working chamber therebetween with the housing and the rotor being selectively rotatable relative to one another, an insert extending through the housing and configured to conduct magnetic flux from the electromagnetic coil along a flux path, a valve assembly electromagnetically linked to the insert along the flux path for selectively controlling fluid flow into the working chamber to selectively engage the rotor and the housing, and a plurality of recesses defined in a portion of the housing located at an interior of the flux path to reduce eddy currents. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20100329871 | HYBRID FLOW FAN APPARATUS - A fan assembly for directing fluid flow in a hybrid radial and axial direction includes a backplate having an inner diameter portion and a substantially frusto-conical outer diameter portion positioned about a center axis (CL), a plurality of blades extending from the backplate, and an annular fan shroud positioned adjacent to the plurality of blades and configured for co-rotation therewith. The backplate, the plurality of fan blades and the fan shroud form a fan subassembly, and an overall depth of the fan subassembly is approximately 20-35% of an overall fan subassembly diameter (øD | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100316498 | FAN MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY - A method of making a fan ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100140040 | Viscous Clutch - A viscous clutch assembly ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20090101463 | Viscous Clutch - A viscous clutch assembly ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090084650 | Electromagnetically Actuated Viscous Clutch - A valve assembly ( | 04-02-2009 |
