AUTOMATIC CLUTCH Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC B60K17/02 F16D67/04 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to machine building, namely, to automatic clutches. Automatic clutch comprises casing coupled with flywheel and incorporating hydraulic cylinders, shoes with friction linings, two drive disks fitted on inner and outer primary shafts. Clutch casing with axial bore and three openings on lateral surface is attached to fly wheel working surface. Thrust ring is attached to casing inner surface. Driven disk made up of splined hub is fitted on gearbox primary shaft splines between working surfaces of flywheel and thrust ring. Disk whereto auxiliary disk and support disk are attached is arranged on hub front surface. Toroidal cavity chambers whereto support rings are attached are secured on periphery on its both sides. Working body is forced into toroidal camber cavities via control valve in response to control signal from microcontroller. Every support ring accommodates shoes that make elements for transmitting torque from flywheel and thrust ring to driven disk. Support ring surface has threaded bore to communicate toroidal chamber cavities with T-joint screwed therein. Valve is screwed onto one threaded bore of said T-joint while flexible high-pressure hose is screwed and another one.

EFFECT: simplified design.

4 cl, 1 dwg