Ogura Clutch Company, Ltd.

Ogura Corporation

Enjiro Maejima

Yoshihiro Kurosu

Katsunao Busujima

Yuzo Sekiguchi

In a power transmission apparatus, a torque limiter mechanism has a plurality of holding portions, a disc plate and a flange, and an elastic member. The plurality of holding portions are fixed to either one of a pulley and a hub and aligned substantially equidistantly in a circumferential direction. The disc plate and flange are provided to either one of the pulley and the hub and oppose the holding portions. The elastic member is frictionally connected to the holding portions and the disc plate and flange, and is fixed to the remaining one of the pulley and the hub. The elastic member has connecting portions and an elastic support. The connecting portions are frictionally connected to the holding portions and the disc plate and flange, and correspond in number to the holding portions. The elastic support is fixed to the remaining one of the pulley and the hub, and is imparted with an elastic restoration force for disengaging the connecting portions toward either one of upper and lower surfaces of the holding portions. The connecting portions and the holding portions, and the connecting portions and the disc plate and flange are frictionally connected to each other, and the elastic support is elastically deformed in an axial direction.

Power transmission apparatus

The electromagnetic clutch (10) includes a rotor assembly (12), an armature assembly (14) and a field assembly (16). The field assembly (16) includes a ring and flange assembly (86). A terminal passage (104) is provided through the base portion (100) of the circular ring 96 with a U-shaped cross-section that form as a toroidal chamber (98). An electromagnetic coil (90) is encased in a bobbin (88) and a cap (92) and inserted into the toroidal chamber with a bobbin terminal post (110) extending into the terminal passage (104). A terminal housing (120) with a terminal sleeve (142) telescopically receives the bobbin terminal post (110) and the terminal sleeve (142) extends into the terminal passage (104). Leads (112 and 114) from the electromagnetic coil (90) extend into the terminal housing (120). Terminals (122) are housed in terminal apertures (136 and 138) in the terminal housing ( 120) and are in contact with the leads (112 and 114). A terminal cover (124) holds the terminals (122) in place and rotatably and axially fixes the terminal housing (120) relative to the ring 96. The terminal cover (124) is clamped to the ring (96) and held in a fixed position relative to the ring.

Coil mounting and terminals for an electromagnetic clutch

An electromagnetic coupling device is configured so that divided armatures disposed opposite to an electromagnetic flux producing member are magnetically attracted in a stepwise manner. When applied to an electromagnetic clutch, the coupling device comprises an output pulley serving as the magnetic flux producing member provided with a yoke in which an excitation coil is incorporated, an input pulley disposed coaxially with the output pulley and adapted to be coupled therewith when the excitation coil is energized, and a plurality of annular armatures adapted to be fastened to the input pulley and having diameters different from each other. The coupling device further comprises armature supporting leaf springs provided on an axial end of the input pulley and elastically supporting the armatures in such a manner that they are disposed concentrically with the input pulley and are spaced in an axial direction with respect to the output pulley through magnetic gaps, and detour magnetic flux adjusting portions formed on an axial end of the output pulley. The dimensions of the adjusting portions and the lengths of the magnetic gaps vary in a stepwise manner with respect to the armatures, respectively, thus providing an excellent progressive coupling between the magnetic flux producing member and the armatures.

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Kiryu, Japan

Enjiro Maejima