Patent · US Expired

Sprocket clutch

US5076421A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 20, 1990
Grant dateDec 31, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D7/002
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A clutch assembly for an accumulating roller conveyer such that torque transmission is accomplished by using clutch plates of deformable material which in association engage with the conveyer drive and conveyer rollers to allow the bearings to deform the surfaces of the clutch plates in transmitting the torque from the drive to the rollers.

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