Patent ID: 9157494
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A drive system, comprising: a first clutch member coaxially adapted for connection to a shaft, the first clutch member including a first engagement face; a second clutch member adapted for connection to a drive output member, the second clutch member including a second engagement face indexed for coupling to the first engagement face; and a race defined by walls of the first and second clutch members, the race being disposed between the first and second engagement faces, the race extending radially toward circumferential edges of the first and second clutch members, the race configured to receive a weight that travels radially inwards towards or outwards away from the shaft, and within the race, and the first and second clutch members are adapted to engage with or separate from one another as the weight travels radially inwards towards or outwards away from the shaft in the race during rotation of the shaft.