Patent ID: 8991580
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A clutch, comprising a clutch weight assembly, a main driving assembly, a plurality of corotating elements, and a base plate; the clutch weight assembly comprising a plurality of supporting sections and a connecting section being used to connect every two adjacent supporting sections to become integrated and one clutch weight being formed at an outer portion of every supporting section, one end of every clutch weight, being provided with a flexible component which is integratedly formed with the supporting section, a storage space being formed between the clutch weight and the said connection section; an abutting section is formed at an inner side, in the storage space, of clutch weight; the main driving assembly is installed in the central portion of clutch weight assembly and is rotatable, an axle mounting bore, used for a power source, is formed in the central portion of main driving assembly; and at an outer circumference of axle mounting bore, a push element is individually formed and extending into every corresponding storage space; one side of each push element is provided with a resting section for stopping via resting against the supporting section; and one front end of each push element is formed with an urging head to press the abutting section at the inner side of each clutch weight and a rotative sliding section is formed, beside the resting section, to hold and keep the main driving assembly, when rotating, in restricted position; a plurality of corotating elements being individually mounted in the every storage space of clutch weight assembly; one end of said corotating element is supported by the supporting section and another opposing end is held against the push element of the main driving assembly; the base plate is mounted on the supporting section of the clutch weight assembly to keep the main driving assembly in the central portion of clutch weight assembly and also to prevent the corotating element loosing out from the storage space; when the power source is activated, the main driving assembly will be rotated and the corotating elements will be driven synchronously to rotate and then the clutch weight assembly will be driven to rotate synchronously by the corotating elements; when the speed of the rotation is high enough and the centrifugal force of clutch weight is strong enough to overcome the inward bending strength of the flexible component of clutch weight assembly, then the clutch weight will fly outward to grab the driven part to proceed a slippery engagement and when the friction resistance between the wear pad of clutch weight and the driven part is greater than the predetermined transformable strength of corotating element, the corotating element will be compressed and deformed by push element, then the rotation speed of the main driving assembly and clutch weight assembly are not synchronous and main driving assembly will move further forward and the engine power will be transmitted to make the push element to compress the abutting section of clutch weight through the urging head of push element to generate a press action, so that the engagement between the wear pad of the clutch weight and the driven part becomes tight and the power is transmitted to the driven part.