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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
John Rokosz, Belmont, MA (US);
Philip Carvey, Bedford, MA (US);
Matthew Carvey, Somerville, MA (US);
Peter Costa, Medford, MA (US);
Chris Holmes, Medford, MA (US);
John Rokosz, Belmont, MA (US);
Philip Carvey, Bedford, MA (US);
Matthew Carvey, Somerville, MA (US);
Peter Costa, Medford, MA (US);
Chris Holmes, Medford, MA (US);
ADICEP TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
The present application for patent provides a belt clutch having a drum with a drum-side friction surface, an open ended belt with a belt-side friction surface, and an externally controlled actuator on one end of the belt. The belt is configured to be coupled to a source of torque on the other end of the belt. The belt-side and drum-side friction surfaces engage frictionally when in use, such that the effective coefficient of friction between the drum-side friction surface and the belt-side friction surface varies across the width or length of the belt.