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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
John J Tuzson, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Borg-Warner Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 64 2 / ;
Abstract
A clutch is disclosed with at least two engaging surfaces and a friction lining between the surfaces. Interposed between the friction lining support member and a driven member is a fusible, low melting point material, which can be an alloy or an element. At an elevated clutch temperature, dependent upon the melting temperature of the selected material, the material will melt and allow the driven member to slip or freely rotate relative to the driving member. The material solidifies upon cooling below its melting temperature, and thereby allows the clutch to engage and function in its usual manner with no maintenance or repair.