Interleaved friction plate clutch having means to prevent plate wobble
US4372434A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 1981 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D25/0638
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multiple, interleaved friction plate clutch in which the clutch plates have a fluid seal between them to permit fluid pressure to be built up in the space between the plates when they are in the clutch released, separated position, the plate sets are counter-rotating, and the head of oil built up between the plates positively holds both sets of clutch plates normal to the axis of rotation of the clutch and thereby prevents the plates from fluttering, wobbling or having other gyroscopic instabilities.
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