Patent ID: 6902485

Claim:
A slip clutch arrangement for driving separate driven crop processing elements at opposite sides of an implement, comprising: a) identical first and second slip clutches arranged as mirror images of each other; b) said first and second slip clutches including respective drive shaft elements located along a drive axis; c) a connecting shaft extending between said first and second slip clutches and coupled to respective first ends of said drive shaft elements; d) each slip clutch including: i) first and second concentric clutch sections mounted for rotation about said drive axis; ii) said first concentric clutch section including said drive shaft element and defining a closed container for holding coolant; iii) said first concentric clutch section further including a first plate disposed for rotation about said drive axis and being coupled to said drive shaft element and forming an end plate of said container; iv) a friction disk element being in contact with said first plate and being mounted for rotation with said second concentric clutch section and for axial movement relative to said first plate; v) a spring assembly mounted to said second concentric clutch section and biasing said friction disk element into friction engagement with said first plate; and vi) said second concentric clutch section including a hub at one end adapted for connection to a drive component leading to a respective one of said separate crop processing elements.