Patent ID: 8684140
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: A62B,E06C,F16D

Abstract:
1. A centrifugal clutch comprising: a rotor having at least one wedge cutout with oblique contact surfaces; a clutch component having a first toothing; at least one centrifugal weight arranged within said at least one wedge cutout of the rotor so as to be movable relative to the rotor, such that below a predetermined rotational speed of the rotor, the centrifugal weight is spaced apart from the clutch component in a first position such that the rotor is freely rotatable relative to the clutch component, and above the predetermined rotational speed of the rotor, said centrifugal weight performs a movement relative to the rotor under a centrifugal force into a second position such that the centrifugal weight produces contact between the rotor and the clutch component, the centrifugal weight including a second toothing such that, above the predetermined rotational speed, the first toothing and the second toothing mesh with one another and thereby produce a positive connection between the rotor and the clutch component.