Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic torque overload clutch
- Patent Title (中): 自动转矩过载离合器
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Application No.: US13232709Application Date: 2011-09-14
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Publication No.: US08672110B2Publication Date: 2014-03-18
- Inventor: Daryl J. Jaeger
- Applicant: Daryl J. Jaeger
- Applicant Address: US WI Menomonee Falls
- Assignee: Actuant Corporation
- Current Assignee: Actuant Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Menomonee Falls
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP
- Main IPC: F16D7/04
- IPC: F16D7/04 ; F16D43/20

Abstract:
A torque overload clutch comprises outer and inner members. A recess is formed in the outer member and a radial opening is formed in the inner member. A driving member is slideably captured in the opening to move between an extended, engaged position with the recess and a retracted, disengaged position. An actuator ring is urged by a spring into engagement with the driving member to bias the driving member toward the engaged position. An end of the driving member may engage the recess to define an engagement angle that is approximately between thirty-four and seventy degrees relative to a radially oriented reference. The driving member may be slideably captured in a liner seated in the opening, and one or both may be impregnated with a lubricant. A bearing may be positioned between the inner and outer members to inhibit relative movement along the clutch axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120073928A1 Automatic Torque Overload Clutch Public/Granted day:2012-03-29
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