Flexible continuous power transmission means
Abstract
Abstract A FLEXIBLE CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION MEANS FOR TRANSFERING TORQUE BETWEEN V-SHAPED DISCS WHEREIN A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF METALLIC STRIPS IS PROVIDED ALONG WHICH A PLURALITY OF V-SHAPED MEMBERS CAN SHIFT IN A LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION. THE V-SHAPED MEMBERS LINK UP AND EXTEND AROUND THE TOTAL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE STRIPS, AND ARE BLOCKS MADE OF A NON-COMPRESSIBLE MATERIAL, SUCH AS METAL. IN THIS WAY THE TORQUE IS SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSMITTED BY THE COMPRESSIVE STRESS THROUGH THE V-SHAPED BLOCKS. THE V-SHAPED BLOCKS ARE SO SHAPED THAT THEY CAN TILT WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER WHEN THEY ARE ENTRAINED AROUND A DISC AND THE DIAMETER OF THE TILTING LINED IS SMALLER THAT THAT DIAMETER OF THE INNERMOST METALLIC STRIP.
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- 👤 Doorne H Van
- 👤 H Ludoph
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