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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1989
Filed:
May. 25, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terence J Capewell, Wheaton Aston, GB;
Assignee:
Lucas Industries Public Limited Company, Birmingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
744115 ; 192141 ;
Abstract
A rotary to linear converter has a rotary input shaft and a linearly movable output element. A torque limiter arrests rotation of the shaft at a critical value of torque thereon. A friction device increase the torque on the shaft if a predetermined axial force on the output element is exceeded, this torque increase being sufficient to operate the limiter. The arrangement renders operation of the torque limiter directly responsive to axial force on the output element.