Torque limiting starter drive clutch assembly

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1992-10-23

1993-09-07

Herrmann, Allan D.

Machine element or mechanism

Engine starters

Automatic

192 42, 192 55, 192103C, 464 46, 74 7R, F02N 1506

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052418715

ABSTRACT:
An electric starter having an electric motor with a rotatable shaft, a pinion gear for driving a flywheel, and a friction clutch for transmitting torque which includes a drive plate connected to the shaft and a friction coupling for frictionally transmitting torque between the drive plate and pinion gear wherein the coupling is compressible and a stop limits compression to a predetermined maximum compression so as to set a predetermined slip torque or limit torque transfer to a predetermined maximum torque.

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patent: 4330713 (1982-05-01), Greenwood
patent: 4369666 (1983-01-01), Kern
patent: 4479394 (1984-10-01), Greenwood
patent: 4524629 (1985-06-01), Digby

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