Rotary friction system
US6793057B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F15/12
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotary friction system, comprising: a flywheel, which comprises: a disk, comprising a plurality of coaxially disposed arcuate shaped recesses and a plurality of radially disposed channels; arcuate shaped pads matingly mounted therein the arcuate shaped recesses; a clutch disk, comprising: another disk, which comprises a plurality of coaxially disposed arcuate shaped cutouts; a plurality of other arcuate shaped pads, each of the other arcuate shaped pads having a raised step portion; the other arcuate shaped pads mounted thereon the other disk, having adjacent ones of the raised portions interleaved about the other disk, extending matingly therethrough the arcuate shaped cutouts in opposing directions; the flywheel adjacent the clutch disk. The rotary friction system has and maintains high energy transfer characteristics and high efficiency, during intermittent and frequent irregular application of high torque loads, high temperature and extreme heat conditions, is capable of not warping, even under extreme heat conditions.
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