Jaw clutch
US5109969A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19284
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clutch device for phase-synchronous coupling of rotating machine elements, includes two coding elements, respectively, co-rotatable with two driven machine elements, a sensor fixed in position adjacent the coding elements, the coding elements having codings thereon which are variable in angular position with respect to the sensor, the sensor having a device for registering information composed from respective codings of the two coding elements, and a clutch control unit connected to the sensor for receiving the information therefrom.
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