Centrifugally activated roller clutch/overrunning clutch
US4620621A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 1984 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2041/246
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A centrifugally-actuated roller clutch or overrunning clutch acting to engage two shafts rotating independently at different speeds to bring them into engagement in one or both directions at a predetermined rpm. The clutch assembly includes an outer race, a wave hub or inner race, clutch rollers, a spacer ring or spacer blocks to separate the rollers and a garter spring encompassing the rollers. If a freewheeling mode is required in one direction, the spacer ring or blocks are not required, and the wave form of the inner hub controls the overrunning action.
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