Patent ID: 8297171

Claim:
A torque limiter for a turret comprising: an input shaft having a flat bearing surface located on the opposite side of said input shaft; an output shaft that is axially aligned with said input shaft and having a flat bearing surface located on the opposite side of said output shaft; a plurality of ball bearing located between said flat surface of said input shaft and said flat surface of said output shaft; a ball cage that locates and retains said ball bearing between said flat surface of said input shaft and said flat surface of said output shaft; an elongated securing shaft that extends between said flat surface of said input shaft and said flat surface of said output shaft for securing said ball cage; said elongated shaft being secured with an adjustment nut whereby said adjustment nut can be adjusted to alter the frictional torque that is transmitted between said input shaft and said output shaft, and a securing mechanism that secures said input shaft to said output shaft whereby said input shaft and said output shaft can rotate in synchronous rotation and separately from each other.