CLUTCH Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: clutch has flexible corrugated members mounted radially with respect to the central axis. The number of flexible members is no less than three and waves of corrugations are arranged in planes passing through the rotation axis. The corrugated member is constructed as a belt stack. The clutch has sections of corrugated flexible members that are perpendicular to the rotation axis. The corrugated member is twin. The wave of the corrugation has an inclination. The cross-section of the corrugated member varies from the periphery to the axis of rotation. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 6 cl, 6 dwg