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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2006
Ethan E. Cruz, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Timothy M. Trifilo, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Ethan E. Cruz, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Timothy M. Trifilo, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A centrifugal magnetic clutch device includes, an input shaft and, a plurality of input magnets that are rotatable about an axis of the input shaft, and are radially movable relative to the input shaft axis, and are rotationally fixed to the input shaft. The device further includes, a plurality of output magnets rotatable about the input shaft axis and in axial alignment with the plurality of input magnets, and an output shaft rotationally fixed to the plurality of output magnets. The device further includes, a housing for fluidically sealing the plurality of output magnets and the output shaft relative to the plurality of input magnets and the input shaft.