SPRING-AND-BALL CLUTCH Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: hydropulsating flywheel drives of presses and other machinery. SUBSTANCE: clutch consists of drive and driven members where spring-loaded balls are received by holes in disk of drive clutch member between disks of driven clutch member which transmit torque from drive shaft of motor to driven shaft by means of transfer of forces of friction of balls against toroidal surfaces of disks of driven clutch member. Balls are located between disks of driven clutch member in oblong holes of disk of drive clutch member and are engageable with toroidal surfaces of driven clutch member at different radii. Clutch of oil-filled version is simple in construction, more accurate, easily adjustable and reliable. EFFECT: elimination of noise, simplified construction, ease of adjustment of torque, enhanced reliability. 3 cl, 2 dwg