Multiple disk torque limiter for hollow shaft motors

A torque limiting clutch assembly for hollow shafted motors, comprising:

• an input hub;
• a back plate fixedly interconnected to said input hub;
• friction disks interleaved with at least one separator plate and a pressure plate maintained between said input hub and said back plate;
• spring means engaging said pressure plate and urging said frictions disks, said separator plate, and said pressure plate into frictional engagement;
• an output hub;
• at least one of said friction disks connected to said output hub;
• said input hub and said spring means comprising a first unit;
• said second output hub, said pressure plate, said at least one separator plate, said at least one of said friction disks, and said back plate comprising a second unit;
• and
• said first and second units being selectively interconnected with and disconnected from each other as contained units.

A torque limiting clutch assembly, comprising:

• an input hub;
• a back plate fixedly interconnected to said input hub;
• friction disks interleaved with at least one separator plate and a pressure plate maintained between said input hub and said back plate;
• spring means engaging said pressure plate and urging said frictions disks, said separator plate, and said pressure plate into frictional engagement;
• an output hub;
• at least one of said friction disks connected to said output hub;
• and
• means for holding said back plate, said output hub, said separator plate, said at least one of said friction disks, and said pressure plate together as a unit while the torque limiting clutch is being assembled or disassembled.