MICRORATCHET MECHANISM FOR HIGH-SPEED INERTIA TRANSFORMERS Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; freewheeling mechanisms of inertia transformers. SUBSTANCE: proposed microratchet mechanism consists of housing 1, cluster of ratchet disks 2, pawls 3 and spring 4. Cluster of ratchet disks 2 includes several ratchets with large tooth pitch rigidly interconnected by hubs on common axle so that tooth of preceding is displaced relative to tooth of following ratchet by value of pitch of microratchet mechanism. Each tooth of ratchet is essentially L-shaped cantilever variable section bar rigidly secured on hub. EFFECT: improved strength of teeth, provision of reliable operation of mechanism. 3 dwg