Patent ID: 11898623
Assignee: SKF MOTION TECHNOLOGIES AB
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  H | IPC B  F  H

Claim 5:
6. A linear drive, comprising:
a linear unit for carrying out a linear movement;
a motor for a motorized driving of said linear unit, said motor having a motor shaft;
a drive connection extending from said motor as far as said linear unit; and
a centrifugal brake rotationally coupled to said drive connection and being rigidly and permanently connected to said motor shaft, said centrifugal brake configured to limit a speed in said drive connection to a predetermined maximum speed or a maximum speed range;
said centrifugal brake having at least one spring and at least two friction elements, being disposed with respect to each other in such a manner as to cause said at least two friction elements to be spaced apart from each other in an idle state and to be pressed on each other by centrifugal forces upon a rotation in a braking manner.