Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

Mitsubishi Denki K.k.

Masaya Yamada

Ryosuke Okita

Kiyohide Okamoto

Hideaki Takei

Yoshiharu Kobayashi

Tsuguyasu Mizoue

A magnetic particle type electromagnetic clutch has two clutch discs so disposed that the two discs can be electromagnetically connected together and disconnected. In a space between the two discs are charged magnetic particles. When an excitation current is run through the excitation coil disposed near the two discs to produce a magnetic flux, the two discs and magnetic particles are magnetized to be connected in unison, thereby transmitting a torque from the drive shaft to the driven shaft. The two discs are each secured to the tip end of the shafts. The shaft has two groups of magnetic layers which are rigidly affixed to the shaft and axially spaced. Each of the groups of magnetic layers is directed + 45 degrees or - 45 degrees with respect to the axis of the shaft. When the shafts start to rotate, magnetostriction is developed in the respective magnetic layers resulting in a change in permeability. The change in permeability is causes the change in impedance of a first and second detecting coils so disposed that they face the magnetic layers. The change in impedance is electrical representation of the torque applied to the shafts.

Magnetic particle type electromagnetic clutch with torque detector

A torque limited of permanent magnet coupling type is disclosed, in which the value of transmitted torque is varied from a near zero minimum to a maximum. The torque limiter comprises a disk of magnetic material fixed to the output cylinder, and a pair of annular members disposed on both axial sides of the disk with small gaps filled with a powder of magnetic material. The annular members are rotatably supported on the output cylinder. An annular disk-shaped permanent magnet is fixed to one of the annular members at the side surface thereof opposite to the surface facing the disk. Further, an annular disk-shaped plate of magnetic material having an outer diameter greater than that of the permanent magnet is fixed on the outer side surface of the permanent magnet projecting radially from the outer circumferential surface of the permanent magnet. A tube-shaped adjustment member is axially slidable on the outer circumferential surface of a ring of non-magnetic material fitted into the opposing steps formed on the outer circumferential surfaces of the annular members, forming small gaps between the inner circumferential surface of reduced diameter portion thereof and the outer circumferential surfaces of the pair of annular members, and between the inner circumferential surface of increased diameter portion thereof and the outer circumferential surface of the annular disk-shaped plate.

Permanent magnet coupling torque limiter

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Himeji, Japan

Masaya Yamada