Patent AU-2006252184-B2 (AU)
Title: Frictional clutch with O-ring
Inventor: FRANCK ROLION
IPC: F16D7/02
Filed: 2006-03-27
Granted: 2011-06-23
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date (10) International Publication Number 28 December 2006 (28.12.2006) PCT WO 2006/136217 Al (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every F16D 7/02 (2006.01) B65H 3 7/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CI, CN, (21) International Application Number: CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, PCT/EP2006/002790 GB, GD, GE, GI, GM, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, (22) International Filing Date: 27 March 2006 (27.03.2006) LY, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, (25) Filing Language: English SK, SL, SM, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, (26) Publication Language: English UZ, VC, VN, YU, ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 05013253.9 20 June 2005 (20.06.2005) EP kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GI, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): SOCI- ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), ETE BIC [FR/FR]; 14 rue Jeanne d'Asnieres, F-92110 European (AT, BE, BG, CI, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, CLICHY (FR). FR, GB, GR, IHU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR), OAPI (BE, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, (72) Inventors; and GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): ROLION, Franck [FR/FR]; 1 allde Monet, F-95270 Belloy-en-France (FR). Published: BEZ, Arnaud [FR/FR]; 177 rue de Versailles, F-92410 - with international search report Ville-d'Avray (FR). For two-letter codes and other abbreviations, refer to the "Guid (74) Agents: RUPP, Christian et al.; Mitscherlich & Partner, ance Notes on Codes and Abbreviations " appearing at the begin Postfach 33 06 09, 80666 Munchen (DE). ning of each regular issue of the PCT Gazette. (54) Title: FRICTIONAL CLUTCH WITH O-RING (57) Abstract: A frictional clutch for a hand-held device for transferring a film from a backing tape onto a substrate comprises a first main member (1) having a cylindrical element (5) coaxially protruding into a circular center opening (7) of a second main M member (2). The first and second main member (1, 2) are supported such that they can carry out a relative rotational movement. The second main member (2) comprises coaxial tensioning elements (4) for holding and pre- tensioning an elastic ring (3) guided around said tensioning elements (4), The tensioning elements (4) are geometrically arranged such that ring (3) is exposed in the form of at least one secant-shaped leg in the center opening (7). The secant-shaped leg (6) of the ring (3) is biased radially outwards when the cylindrical element (4) of the first main member (1) is inserted into the center opening (7) of the second member (2) in order to produce a frictional force between the ring and the circumferential wall of the cylindrical element (5).