| 摘要 |
ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, AN ASSEMBLY INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE PISTON ASSEMBLY, A ROTATING MEMBER, AND A TRANSITION ARM. THE TRANSITION ARM COUPLES THE PISTON ASSEMBLY TO THE ROTATING MEMBER. THE ASSEMBLY INCLUDES AN OVERLOAD PROTECTION MECHANISM COUPLED TO THE TRANSITION ARM AND CONFIGURED TO REDUCE PISTON STROKE OF THE PISTON ASSEMBLY UPON APPLICATION OF AN OVERLOAD TO THE ASSEMBLY WHILE ENABLING THE ROTATING MEMBER, E.G., AN INPUT DRIVE AND/OR A FLYWHEEL, TO CONTINUE ROTATING. THE OVERLOAD PROTECTION MECHANISM IS CONFIGURED TO REDUCE PISTON STROKE OF THE PISTON ASSEMBLY TO ZERO STROKE WHILE ENABLING THE ROTATING MEMBER TO CONTINUE ROTATING AT A SUBSTANTIALLY PRE-OVERHEAD SPEED.A METHOD OF PROTECTING AN ASSEMBLY FROM AN OVERLOAD INCLUDES REDUCING PISTON STROKE UPON APPLICATION OF AN OVERLOAD TO THE ASSEMBLY WHILE ENABLING THE ROTATING MEMBER TO CONTINUE ROTATING AT A SUBSTANTIALLY PRE-OVERLOAD SPEED.
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