Drive apparatus for rotary unit
AssigneeKrupp Polysius AG
InventorHeinz Grachtrup
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Abstract
The invention relates to a drive arrangement for a rotating unit designed to be driven by a main motor or an auxiliary motor. A shift clutch is provided for arresting an overriding clutch in both directions of rotation. In this way the torques emanating from the rotating unit can be held or suppressed.
Claims22
In a drive arrangment for a rotating unit, such as a rotary kiln, a drum mill, or the like having a main motor, a main transmission unit arranged between the main motor and the unit to be driven, an auxiliary motor, an auxiliary drive transmission unit arranged between the auxiliary motor and the main transmission unit, a centrifugal brake arranged between the auxiliary motor and the main transmission unit, and an overriding clutch rotatable in each of two opposite directions for overriding the auxiliary drive, the improvement comprising a shift clutch engageable with the overriding clutch for arresting the overriding clutch in both directions of rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.