Centrifugal clutch
Abstract
Abstract A CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH HAVING DRIVE AND DRIVEN MEMBERS, THE FORMER INCLUDING A DISC AND HUB, A PAIR OF WEIGHTS WITH ARCUATE OUTER SURFACES PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT THEIR ADJACENT ONE ENDS UPON SAID DISC AND CONSTRAINED TO RADIAL MOVEMENTS, A SPRING INTERCONNECTING THEIR ADJACENT OTHER ENDS IN TENSION MAINTAINING THE WEIGHTS IN A RADIAL INWARD "RELEASE" POSITION, THE DRIVEN MEMBER INCLUDING A DRUM OVERLYING AND SPACED FROM THE DISC AND WEIGHTS AND HAVING A HUB JOURNALLED ON THE DISC HUB, AND A SLEEVE OF FRICTION MATERIAL MOUNTED UPON AND AROUND THE INTERIOR OF SAID DRUM NORMALLY SPACED FROM THE WEIGHTS, A MODIFIED CLUTCH WHEREIN THE WEIGHT PIVOTS ARE DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED, AND SPRINGS INTERCONNECT THE RESPECT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE WEIGHTS, AND A FURTHER MODIFICATION WHEREIN THE WEIGHTSD ARE CONSTRAINED TO RADIAL MOVEMENTS.
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- 👤 Warren H De Lancey
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