Torque limiting clutch

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B25B 21/00 (2006.01) B25B 23/14 (2006.01) F16D 7/10 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1079100

TORQUE LIMITING CLUTCH ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A torque limiting clutch having a driving member provided with a plurality of spaced apart radially extending recesses which are adapted to hold clutch balls. A driven member is disposed around the driving member and has an inner cam surface adapted to coact with the clutch balls and force the clutch balls radially inward into their respective recesses in response to torque transmitted from the balls to the driven member. In one embodiment the balls are biased radially outward into engagement with the cam surface by a spring biased ring having a wedge sur- face coacting with the clutch balls. In another embodiment the radially extending recesses have an inclined ramp along which the balls are forced against a flat sided ring.

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