Segmented clutch plates
US4449621A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 1981 |
| Grant date | May 22, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2300/12
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A segmented annular clutch plate for use in any conventional clutch plate chanism. The segments are of equal arcuate dimension so that they are interchangeable. Each segment possesses the same annular uniformily serrated surface. Each segment may be provided with a key-slot mating connection to restrict the radial movement of the clutch plate while in operation. The clutch plates are designed and oriented so that in the clutch assembly the plates in one set of plates have different numbers of segments than the plates in the other set of plates, whereby adjoining plates can have only two segment joints in axial alignment at any one instant.
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