One-way drive train clutch assembly for supercharged engine
US5168972A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02N15/028
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The one way clutch assembly of the present invention includes driving devices comprising two cooperating shafts which are configured to disengage one another upon stoppage or reversal of rotation of one of the shafts. One shaft is engaged to a supercharger drive shaft and the other is engaged to an actuating pulley for the supercharger which is belt driven by the engine. Such driving devices may be incorporated into the input shaft of the supercharger or into the crankshaft drive pulley of the engine. Upon the occurrence of a prematurely detonated intake charge in the engine, the driving devices disengage, with each rotating freely. After the force of detonation has decreased sufficiently and the engine has been stopped, the devices are easily reengageable for normal engine operation.
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