Clutch
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorLinjie Ji
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a clutch, comprising: a first rotating component (101), the first rotating component (101) being provided with a mounting cavity (205); a clutch mechanism (160), the clutch mechanism (160) being mounted in the mounting cavity (205); and a second rotating component (105), wherein the first rotating component (101), the clutch mechanism (160), and the second rotating component (105) are configured such that the first rotating component (101) is engagable with or disengagable from the second rotating component (105) by means of the clutch mechanism (160); and wherein at least a portion of the second rotating component (105) is mounted in the mounting cavity (205). The clutch of the present disclosure has a simple axial fixation structure.
Claims19
A clutch, comprising:
- a first rotating component, the first rotating component being provided with a mounting cavity;
- a clutch mechanism, the clutch mechanism being mounted in the mounting cavity;
- and
- a second rotating component;
- wherein the first rotating component, the clutch mechanism, and the second rotating component are configured such that the first rotating component is engagable with or disengagable from the second rotating component by means of the clutch mechanism, and
- wherein at least a portion of the second rotating component is mounted in the mounting cavity;
- a shaft, wherein the shaft passes through the first rotating component, the clutch mechanism, and the second rotating component;
- and
- a fixing device cooperating with the mounting cavity so as to provide axial fixation of the second rotating component in the mounting cavity.
A clutch comprising:
- a first rotating component comprising a mounting cavity having a groove;
- a clutch mechanism mounted in the mounting cavity;
- a second rotating component comprising a step surface;
- wherein the first rotating component, the clutch mechanism, and the second rotating component are configured such that the first rotating component is engagable with or disengagable from the second rotating component via the clutch mechanism, and
- wherein at least a portion of the second rotating component is mounted in the mounting cavity;
- and
- a snap ring, wherein the snap ring is configured to cooperate with the groove and the step surface to provide axial fixation of the second rotating component in the mounting cavity.
A clutch comprising:
- a first rotating component comprising a mounting cavity and a positioning portion;
- a clutch mechanism mounted in the mounting cavity, the clutch mechanism comprising an elastic device and an engagement element,
- wherein the engagement element comprises a matching portion, and the positioning portion is configured to match with the matching portion to limit a rotation of the engagement element relative to the first rotating component;
- and
- a second rotating component;
- wherein the first rotating component, the clutch mechanism, and the second rotating component are configured such that the first rotating component is engagable with or disengagable from the second rotating component via the clutch mechanism, and
- wherein at least a portion of the second rotating component is mounted in the mounting cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.