Speed and torque sensitive clutch assembly
US3996811A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 1974 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H61/66227
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clutch assembly for use with a V-belt drive which includes centrifugal weight means that tends to change the V-belt drive sheave setting to maintain a selected speed, and further includes a torsion spring and cam device operated to make the setting of the drive sheave partially responsive to the torque carried by the clutch.
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