Centrifugal lock up clutch for fluid couplings
US4037691A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 2, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D43/22
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A speed responsive engaging mechanism, adapted for use in a hydrodynamic device to couple the turbine and impeller members, including a series of ramps formed in the turbine member each defining a cam surface. A friction shoe is provided in each ramp in contact with a cam surface and wedgingly engageable with the impeller member at a predetermined speed of rotation of the turbine element.
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