Centrifugal clutch
US5341907A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2043/145
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A centrifugal clutch includes a spring consisting of a single wire member and adapted to hold a pair of clutch shoes in mutual relation to each other. With this simple structure, the centrifugal clutch helps to facilitate the production, assembly, etc. thereof and reduce the vibrations and noise during its operation. The spring, which consists of a single spring wire member, includes a pair of ring-shaped sections and a pair of clutch shoe holding sections extending in parallel each other and in opposite directions from each of the ring-shaped sections.
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