USRE14806E - neville - Google Patents

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H. c. mavnugfl cwrcn, APPLICATIQN FILED DECLIAG'. |919. 'l I 'lfd/ESSE warum t1 Original No. 1,316,590, dated September 23, 1919, Serial No. 264,324, lila-f1 .'u'

reissue filed December 16,. 191,9.

To all whom it may cir/neem Be it known that I, Hnnnnn'r CHARLES NEVILLE, a citizen vot the lllnitcd'States, ren siding at lvutcrloo, in the county of Bleekhawk andt-u'te oi; Iowa, here invented o certain new and-useful Improvementin Cltches, of which the following is :i spccii This invention relates to clutches, und the prinmry object thereof is to provide n clutch which Will not slip.

Another object to so construct :i clutch of this character in which n friction clutch is used to start the cor or other object- Ito he driven and n solid or positive drive from the motor to the r for heels provided With the foregoing und other ohjecte in view, which will appear ne the description proceeds;7 the invention rcs les in the com bination and arrangement of parte sind in the details of construction liercinifter dcscribed and claimed` it being undeiwltotr-d that changes in the precise embodiment op? the invention herein disclosed may be mede Within the Scope of what is claimed Without de drting from the spirit of the! invention.

n the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents :i longitudinal section partly in side elevation of n clntch constr ucted in accordance with this invention7 parts being broken ont.

Fig. 2 is o transverse. section token. on the yline Q-t-Q of Fig. 1, and

Fig is n. detail.

In the embodiment. illustrated, :i center or drive Shaft l is Shown, polygonal in roars section, lwinli;r here shown squzu'e with a duced rolvlndcd extension on its front end to for-m o journal designed to enter the hall race in the center of a fly Wheel of an automobile and which serves to give n support to the clutch at the front. This shaft 1 has a longitudinolbY extendingl` slot therein,

through which extends :i pin i projecting et its opposite ends above md below said shaft.' This Slot f-l allows the pin 4 to more hack :ind forth Without interference, The shaft 1 also here an aperture rextending transversely therethrough ata pointin the rear of and spaced longitudinall)7 from the Specification of Reissne Letters etcnt.

ineinher 1G slot :ind which. designed to receive e Thiepin I; designed to secure in lion on the sharm;y zi collar f3 which eX- Vzzidizillj.' fro i i s. e ye 'i' Vwhich entl'e mit und through Whi l1 thi, pin This coller also he@ flange c with the .end thrust thrust hell coiizxr 4l. shown, is dehell 'roce holte for n emo wheel.

12 enci nles the front end of breached to lit thereon,I or fgilined l-:cgfcd to Seid Shaft to permit" it to lido t .ereon and yet prevent- "t turning relativ {there-to., This eleere 12 tro 'l :i coiifliernting dogg, clutch. 13 ie clutch u A 'neel as is lend which forms the f5 diie, 1.

shown i-leerly ire e, con between the driving shaft (ind il 'i shaft.,

'mh i ie o opertnred -for the l pues ot pin i that v1when Said pin is i oe rccipr footed longie. extent of movelength of slot 3.

, I encircles sleeve i115' nionn Ad on seid sleeve on "ihroacned to lit those on the outside of elcive 12. This 111; line :L'slot 15 similar to the Slot in shaft 1 through lwhich the pin f4 projects. This sleeve is also threaded otthe rear of said slot 15 as shown et 1G, und on this threaded portion ere mounted liirgfe nnte 17 in the form of rings, two ot' ,Wine-nere here .shownv operating togetlief i third nut 1S, similar to the nots 17 ln tlirczioed engagement with the sleeve 1l sind cooperzatcs with :i nut 19 L shaped in crosfa section, the flange 2() of which is Ari; n i concentric `with shaft 1 and Sleeve 14 eno i, @ned to form a seat i moved the will t'ndinelly on nient. l

carries at provided so j for a coiled clutch spring 21, 'the other end of which is mounted in the sleeve formed by the flange 8 of collar 6 as is shown clearly in Fig. 1.

The tivo nuts 17 are designed to maintain` the adjustment of sleeve 14 relatively to sleeve 12, while those 18 and 19 are designed for increasing or reducing the tension of the clutch spring 21.

The sleeve 14 has a radially extending flange 14 at its front end, and to this flange is designed to bebolted a :friction clutch,

which may be of any desired construction,

being preferably in the form of a leather- .threaded engagement With the collar 23 on the periphery thereof, and is provided at its other end with an inturned flange 29.

The pin 5 is similarly held in position by the thrust race 9 which prevents said pin from slipping transversely through the shaft.

A heavy coiled spring 3() encircles the rear end of shaft 1, engaging at its front end with the rear end of sleeve 12, and at its rear end the collar 6, and exerts its tension to retain the clutch members 10 and 13 tightly in operativeengagement.

A pair-of -clutch levers 31 mounted on a shaft 32 are positioned for coperation with the thrust ball race 24, and when depressed by the driver will operate to move the ball race 24 forward, carrying with it the collar 23 and the dog clutch member 13. lVhen the teeth of the tivo dog clutches 10 and 13 are disengaged, the tivo adjusting ring nuts 17 are engaged by the collar 23 and are carried back with said collar, thereby releasing the cone clutch from the fiy Wheel. Obviously, when the clutch is let in the reverse action `will occur; and said ,cone clutch will first take the drive and after the collar leaves the nuts 1.7, the positive clutches 10 and 13 will come into engagement. The tension on the `clutch proper is not necessarily as tight as the conventional form v of clutch,A and in fact need be only a trifle tighter than a sl ipping contact, since the positive clutches 10 and Y13 perform all the hard Work.

From the above description it will be obvious that the eene clutch carried by the {iange 14 will be used to sta-rt the car and the driving thereof will be accomplished.

by the clutches 10 and 13 giving a solid drive from the motor tothe rear wheels,

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and preventing all possibilitylof Ithe slipping of the clutch.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to' what may be considered the preferred or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction.

and arrangement and eombinationof parts, materials, dimensions, etc., a's vmay prove expedient and fall Within the scopevof the claimed invention.

`Having thus fully described my invention, What/1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a clutch of the class described, the combination of a shaft having a longitudinally disposed slot extending therethrough, a pin mounted to reciprocate in said slot andprojecting at its ends beyond said shaft, another pin extending transversely through said'shaft at a point spaced from said first-mentioned pin, a thrust collar secured by said second-mentioned pin and having a flange concentric with said shaft to'form a spring housing, a. ball race at the rear of said collar to receive the /thrust therefrom and to hold said pin in position, a sleeve keyed to slide on said shaft, a clutch member fixed to said sleeve, a fly Wheel rotatably supporting said shaft and having friction and positive clutch members, the latter to coperate With said sleeve carried clutch member and form a positive connection between said wheel and shaft, another sleeve slidable on said shaft engaging sleeve With a slot registering With the shaft slot through which and said firstmentioned sleeve said first mentioned pin extends, a friction clutch member carried by the outer sleeve adapted to coperate with the friction clutch member on the fly wheel, springs engaging said sleeves and thrust collar to hold the clutches engaged, and n'igans for releasing first the positive clutch and then the friction clutch.

2. The combination with a driving member and a driven shaft, a positive clutch member carried by the driving member, the driven shaft having a longitudinal slot extemling therethrough and an aperture eX tending in the same directionV and slpaeed from the slot, pins mounted 1n sai` slot and aperture with their ends projecting besov vond the shaft, one of said pins being fixed Y ing registering slots to receive the sliding l pin, a collar carried by said outer sleeve with a'i ball race holding said pin in operaby irst the positive clutch is released mi@ lo tive position nuts adjustably mounted onV then the friction clutch. said outer sleeve, one having Aa. Hang@ to In testimony whereof I affix my lfol'm a spring hbusin a' coiled spring ture in presence. of two Witnesses. 5 mounted'to .en i 'sai `housings and to j project' the oute'as eeve into operative osi- HERBERT C' NEVILLL' tion, a similar spring mounted on the s aft Witnesses to 'project the first-mentioned s1eeve,'and R. H. CARoTHEIis, 'moans for moving said outer sleeve Where G. W. CHESTER.

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