Elastic and safety clutch with rubber clogs

Abstract

This paper proposes the design of a simple mechanical clutch with multiple functions. This type of clutch combines the safety and elastic function of the clutch. The constructive design must be correlated with the technological one. Thus, it is possible to obtain mechanical components with reduced building limit and weight, with high durability and low cost. The use of the clutches is determined by the machine's characteristics and kinematic chain where the clutch is placed, respectively the operating mode of the motor engine. The clutch will take constructive and functional deviations, shocks, and tensional vibration. This paper presents the design and the generation of the clutch; the geometrical model and the moment of torsion of the clutch are determined. The static characteristic of the clutch, obtained experimental, emphasizes the role and importance of the clutch in mechanical transmissions. © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013.