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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terence W Fairbairn, Welwyn Garden City, GB;
Terence J Capewell, Stafford, GB;
Assignee:
Lucas Industries Public Limited Company, Birmingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 192 / ; 188134 ;
Abstract
A device is provided for causing the force applied by a rotary transmission to a driven apparatus to have a substantially constant limiting value of the range of operation of the apparatus, and comprises a clutch which is responsive to the transmitted torque and to the operating position of an output member of the device, and a brake which is responsive to relative movement of the clutch parts to arrest at least the output member.