Loads in the Completely Engaged Operation for Safety Clutches with Balls and Spherical Active Rabbets Radially Disposed

Abstract

Safety clutches with balls are frequently used in machine-tools transmissions, farm implements, technological equipments and so on, due to the accuracy of the transmitted torque limitation and of their reliability. To avoid engaging shocks, the obtaining of a surface contact between the balls and the active rabbets is followed. In this paper, the authors present a new solution of safety clutch with balls and spherical rabbets radially disposed. The paper also analyses the loads on the active elements of the clutch during the completely engaged operation.