US 2010/0140039 A1 · Pump Clutch

Abstract

The pump clutch is a device which transfers energy from its input shaft to the output shaft where a hydraulic gear pump is provided to enable the circulation of oil inside. The clutch input shaft is connected to the pressure production system; thus, the energy it requires to circulate the oil is provided. The amount of engagement between the clutch output shaft and the clutch input shaft is determined by the amount of oil circulating in the system. In turn, the amount of oil in the device is controlled by the control tap. With the clutch output shaft stabilized on the surface, we can control the circulation of the oil in the system with the control tap and the energy in the input shaft is thus transferred onto the stabilized surface through the output shaft thereby halting the rotation of the input shaft.

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Dependent claims

A pump clutch (1) for transferring energy from an input shaft to an output shaft, wherein said pump clutch comprises:

an input shaft (2);
and an output shaft wherein said output shaft comprises of a hydraulic pump (5) and a control tap (17) wherein said control tap comprises of tap casing (32) and a piston (33), wherein said hydraulic pump comprises of a case (12) and a means for producing pressure (25), wherein said means for producing pressure circulates a predetermined amount of oil within said output shaft, and wherein said input shaft is connected to said means for producing pressure (25), and wherein said input shaft turns said means for producing pressure, and wherein said control tap controls said predetermined amount of oil circulating within said output shaft, and wherein said predetermined amount of circulating oil determines amount of transferring energy from said input shaft to said output shaft.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Pump Clutch

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