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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Pella Corporation, Pella, IA (US);
Inventor:
Paul Schroder, Pella, IA (US);
Assignee:
PELLA CORPORATION, Pella, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 59/00 (2006.01); F16D 59/02 (2006.01); F16D 127/00 (2012.01); F16D 129/04 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 59/00 (2013.01); F16D 2127/002 (2013.01); F16D 2129/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adaptive centrifugal brake assembly is disclosed. The adaptive centrifugal brake assembly controls rotational speed of a shaft. The brake assembly is adaptive and changes braking force based at least in part on torque applied to the shaft and/or the speed of rotation of the shaft. In some embodiments, the adaptive centrifugal brake assembly includes an adaptive mechanism such as a leaf spring that enables the assembly to be adaptive.