GB2326684A - A friction clutch - Google Patents

A friction clutch

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GB2326684A
GB2326684A GB9822071A GB9822071A GB2326684A GB 2326684 A GB2326684 A GB 2326684A GB 9822071 A GB9822071 A GB 9822071A GB 9822071 A GB9822071 A GB 9822071A GB 2326684 A GB2326684 A GB 2326684A
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Prior art keywords
friction clutch
clutch
friction
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GB9822071A
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GB2326684B (en
GB9822071D0 (en
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Stuart Crowe
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Automotive Products PLC
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Automotive Products PLC
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D43/00—Automatic clutches
    • F16D43/02—Automatic clutches actuated entirely mechanically
    • F16D43/20—Automatic clutches actuated entirely mechanically controlled by torque, e.g. overload-release clutches, slip-clutches with means by which torque varies the clutching pressure
    • F16D43/21—Automatic clutches actuated entirely mechanically controlled by torque, e.g. overload-release clutches, slip-clutches with means by which torque varies the clutching pressure with friction members
    • F16D43/213—Automatic clutches actuated entirely mechanically controlled by torque, e.g. overload-release clutches, slip-clutches with means by which torque varies the clutching pressure with friction members with axially applied torque-limiting friction surfaces
    • F16D43/215—Automatic clutches actuated entirely mechanically controlled by torque, e.g. overload-release clutches, slip-clutches with means by which torque varies the clutching pressure with friction members with axially applied torque-limiting friction surfaces with flat friction surfaces, e.g. discs
    • F16D43/216—Automatic clutches actuated entirely mechanically controlled by torque, e.g. overload-release clutches, slip-clutches with means by which torque varies the clutching pressure with friction members with axially applied torque-limiting friction surfaces with flat friction surfaces, e.g. discs with multiple lamellae
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D13/00—Friction clutches
    • F16D13/22—Friction clutches with axially-movable clutching members
    • F16D13/38—Friction clutches with axially-movable clutching members with flat clutching surfaces, e.g. discs
    • F16D13/52—Clutches with multiple lamellae ; Clutches in which three or more axially moveable members are fixed alternately to the shafts to be coupled and are pressed from one side towards an axially-located member
    • F16D13/54—Clutches with multiple lamellae ; Clutches in which three or more axially moveable members are fixed alternately to the shafts to be coupled and are pressed from one side towards an axially-located member with means for increasing the effective force between the actuating sleeve or equivalent member and the pressure member
    • F16D13/56—Clutches with multiple lamellae ; Clutches in which three or more axially moveable members are fixed alternately to the shafts to be coupled and are pressed from one side towards an axially-located member with means for increasing the effective force between the actuating sleeve or equivalent member and the pressure member in which the clutching pressure is produced by springs only
    • F16D2013/565—Clutches with multiple lamellae ; Clutches in which three or more axially moveable members are fixed alternately to the shafts to be coupled and are pressed from one side towards an axially-located member with means for increasing the effective force between the actuating sleeve or equivalent member and the pressure member in which the clutching pressure is produced by springs only with means for releasing the clutch pressure in case of back torque
GB9822071A 1997-03-12 1998-03-10 A friction clutch Expired - Lifetime GB2326684B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9705111.4A GB9705111D0 (en) 1997-03-12 1997-03-12 A friction clutch
PCT/GB1998/000721 WO1998040638A1 (en) 1997-03-12 1998-03-10 A friction clutch

Publications (3)

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GB9822071D0 GB9822071D0 (en) 1998-12-02
GB2326684A true GB2326684A (en) 1998-12-30
GB2326684B GB2326684B (en) 2001-02-28

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GBGB9705111.4A Pending GB9705111D0 (en) 1997-03-12 1997-03-12 A friction clutch
GB9822071A Expired - Lifetime GB2326684B (en) 1997-03-12 1998-03-10 A friction clutch

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GBGB9705111.4A Pending GB9705111D0 (en) 1997-03-12 1997-03-12 A friction clutch

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AU (1) AU6409098A (en)
GB (2) GB9705111D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1998040638A1 (en)

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Citations (11)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR382147A (en) * 1907-09-23 1908-01-30 Louis Badois Improvements to the clutches by the addition of an automatic clutch
DE430562C (en) * 1925-01-29 1926-06-19 Alfred Kaestner Torque coupling
US2587712A (en) * 1945-09-29 1952-03-04 Adiel Y Dodge Overload released clutch
DE1052755B (en) * 1955-05-04 1959-03-12 Siemens Ag Arrangement for switching off a motor drive from a consumer
GB940357A (en) * 1961-04-28 1963-10-30 Ford Motor Co An improved clutch
US3327819A (en) * 1965-10-20 1967-06-27 Compensating Tension Controls Torque transmitting device
US3677378A (en) * 1970-12-28 1972-07-18 Bendix Corp Self-energizing torque limiting disc clutch
WO1985002661A1 (en) * 1983-12-14 1985-06-20 Sundstrand Corporation Narrow tolerance range slip clutch
EP0537087A2 (en) * 1991-10-09 1993-04-14 CARBONE INDUSTRIE, Société Anonyme Clutch with structural discs, especially made of carbon-carbon composite
WO1993022578A1 (en) * 1992-05-06 1993-11-11 Automotive Products Plc A friction clutch
EP0735291A2 (en) * 1995-03-25 1996-10-02 Automotive Products Plc A friction clutch plate assembly

Patent Citations (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR382147A (en) * 1907-09-23 1908-01-30 Louis Badois Improvements to the clutches by the addition of an automatic clutch
DE430562C (en) * 1925-01-29 1926-06-19 Alfred Kaestner Torque coupling
US2587712A (en) * 1945-09-29 1952-03-04 Adiel Y Dodge Overload released clutch
DE1052755B (en) * 1955-05-04 1959-03-12 Siemens Ag Arrangement for switching off a motor drive from a consumer
GB940357A (en) * 1961-04-28 1963-10-30 Ford Motor Co An improved clutch
US3327819A (en) * 1965-10-20 1967-06-27 Compensating Tension Controls Torque transmitting device
US3677378A (en) * 1970-12-28 1972-07-18 Bendix Corp Self-energizing torque limiting disc clutch
WO1985002661A1 (en) * 1983-12-14 1985-06-20 Sundstrand Corporation Narrow tolerance range slip clutch
EP0537087A2 (en) * 1991-10-09 1993-04-14 CARBONE INDUSTRIE, Société Anonyme Clutch with structural discs, especially made of carbon-carbon composite
WO1993022578A1 (en) * 1992-05-06 1993-11-11 Automotive Products Plc A friction clutch
EP0735291A2 (en) * 1995-03-25 1996-10-02 Automotive Products Plc A friction clutch plate assembly

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Publication number Publication date
WO1998040638A1 (en) 1998-09-17
GB2326684B (en) 2001-02-28
GB9705111D0 (en) 1997-04-30
AU6409098A (en) 1998-09-29
GB9822071D0 (en) 1998-12-02

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