Reversible magnetic particle clutch and brake with cooling means

Claim 1

A REVERSIBLE MAGNETIC PARTICLE CLUTCH AND BRASKE COMPRISING AN OUTPUT SHAFT HAVING A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD RADIALLY EXTENDING DISC SPACED APART THEREALONG AND AFFIXED THERETO, A BRAKE ARMATURE FIXEDLY POSITIONED ABOUT SAID SECOND DISC, THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID DISC AND SAID ARMATURE BEING FILLED WITH MAGNETIC PARTICLES, A BRAKE DRIVE COIL TO ESTABLISH MAGNETIC FLUX EXTENDING THROUGH SAID ARMATURE AND DISC WHEN ENERGIZED, SAID BRAKE ARMATURE HAVING AXIALLY EXTENDING SECTIONS, A FIRST CLUTCH ARMATURE COUPLED TO A FIRST INPUT SHAFT, SAID FIRST ARMATURE BEING ROTATABLY MOUNTED AND ENCLOSING SAID FIRST DISC, MAGNETIC PARTICLES POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID FIRST DISC AND SAID FIRST ARMATURE, ANDA FIRST CLUTCH DRIVER COIL TO ESTABLISH A MAGNETIC FIELD EXTENDING THROUGH ONE AXIAL EXTENSION OF SAID BRAKE ARMATURE, SAID FIRST CLUTCH ARMATURE AND SAID FIRST DISC WHEN ENERGIZED, A SECOND CLUTCH AMRATURE COUPLED TO A SECOND INPUT SHAFT, SAID SECOND ARMATURE BEING ROTATABLY MOUNTED ABUT SAID THIRD DISC, MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID THIRD DISC AND SAID SECOND CLUTCH ARMATURE, AND A SECOND CLUTCH DRIVER COIL TO ESTABLISH A MAGNETIC FLUX EXTENDING THROUGH THE OTHER AXIAL EXTENSION OF SAID BRAKE ARMATURE, SAID SECOND CLUTCH ARMATURE AND SAID THIRD DISC WHEN ENERGIZED.