Fail safe centrifugal clutch

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1975-07-31

1977-01-18

Wyche, Benjamin W.

192 clutches and power-stop control

Clutches

Operators

192105CF, 192103B, 192 71, F16D 4314

Patent

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040034585

ABSTRACT:
A fail-safe, velocity-discriminating centrifugal clutch having a biased, ion-transmitting pawl element displaceable at speeds at or above a predetermined threshold value to an engagement position with a driven ratchet assembly. Under conditions of missing or malassembled parts, clutch operation is in the fail-safe mode with no transmission of rotary motion. In the engaged position, no centrifugal force generated by the pawl element is applied to the ratchet assembly. This feature, plus the radial contact between the pawl element and the ratchet assembly, allows operation between misaligned input and output shafts, even at high rotational speeds.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2219883 (1940-10-01), Amtsberg
patent: 2267334 (1941-12-01), Keller
patent: 2635476 (1953-04-01), Bucy et al.

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