Mechanical centrifugal clutch to drive auxiliary units from vehicle engine has first disk and/or counter-disk able to be displaced axially

摘要

The clutch is switched dependent on revs. It has a shaft (1) with a first disk (2) fixed to it and a second rotating part (3) with a counter-disk (6) fixed to it. The first disk and/or the counter-disk can be displaced axially by means of a spring element (9) and a centrifugal element (11) connected to one of them. The combined centrifugal force exerts an axial force on the disks.