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Motor chain saw

US3938633A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 14, 1973
Grant dateFeb 17, 1976
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 1993

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D11/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor chain saw in which serially arranged clutches are interposed between the motor output shaft and the chain of the saw. The clutches include a centrifugal clutch and a mechanically controlled clutch. The mechanically controlled clutch has at least one drive element having an engaged position and a disengaged position and is acted on by centrifugal force urging it toward the position which it occupies. A spring urges the device element toward engaged position with a force less than the centrifugal force which acts on the drive element above a certain speed. The mechanically controlled clutch includes at least one control operable to move the drive element in at least disengaging direction during rotation of the clutch.

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