Patent ID: 6637567
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A free run clutch apparatus for damping movement of a device mechanically connected to said apparatus, said apparatus comprising:a housing defining an, enclosure; a rotor rotatably located within said enclosure, said rotor defining a cavity; a shaft having a first and a second end, said first end of said shaft being rotatably disposed within said cavity; and a biasing device having a coating material applied thereto, said biasing device having a first extremity and a second extremity. said second extremity being attached to said first end of said shaft, said biasing device being disposed within said cavity between said first end of said shaft and said rotor such that when said shaft is rotated in a first direction, a free run of said biasing device within said cavity is permitted and when said shaft rotates in a second direction opposite to said first direction, said coated biasing device grabs said rotor so that dampening of said rotation of said shaft in said second direction can be achieved.