| CPC F16D 43/208 (2013.01) [F16D 43/206 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A torque limiter comprising:
a first rotational form mounted to a driving component of a rotational drive system;
a second rotational form mounted to a driven component of the rotational drive system, the second rotational form adapted to interface with the first rotational form over an inner hub, the second rotational form adapted to be disengaged from the first rotational form and enabled to be reengaged to the first rotational form;
a pair of ring bearings supporting rotation of the first and second rotational forms over the inner hub;
a plurality of disconnect assemblies mounted at equally spaced positions radially about the first rotational form, the plurality of disconnect assemblies extending through a side wall of the first rotational form toward center of the first rotational form, the plurality of disconnect assemblies cylindrical in form including a tensioner housing, a piston, a tensioner, and a spring assembly concentrically aligned, the plurality of disconnect assemblies further including a torsion spring-operated release lever orthogonally positioned to the longitudinal direction of the rotational drive system;
characterized in that the plurality of disconnect assemblies function in unison to disengage the second rotational form from the first rotational form upon detection of a transmission torque overload beyond a threshold torque value set in torque adjustments made to the individual ones of the plurality of disconnect assemblies.
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