Patent ID: 8627937
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A clutch comprising a first and a second plate each connected to a respective first and second shaft; said first and second plates being positioned with clearance there-between; said first shaft being positioned for concentrating a first engagement force sufficiently near the center of said first plate that it is subjected to deformation convexly upon application of said first engagement force; said second shaft being positioned for concentrating a second engagement force about a circumference of said second plate such that it is subjected to deformation concavely upon application of said second engagement force; said first plate being provided with engagement surfaces and said second plate being provided with receiving surfaces generally opposing said engagement surfaces; said engagement surfaces being urged towards said receiving surfaces as said first and second plates are subjected to deformation convexly and concavely, respectively, in response to relative axial motion between said first shaft and said second shaft; whereupon said deformation takes up said clearance between said engagement surfaces and said receiving surfaces for transmitting torque between said plates.