Eugene F Moore

US Patent:

48877034, Dec 19, 1989

Filed:

Oct 24, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/261547

Inventors:

Eugene A. Moore - Durham NC
Elmer B. Lutz - Hillsborough NC

Assignee:

Honeywell Inc. - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

F16D 1500

US Classification:

192 45

Abstract:

An overriding clutch having a housing, an outer body, and an inner body, wherein the outer body and inner body are rotatable about a clutch axis. The outer body includes a peripheral wall with a radially inner surface and includes an end wall connected to the peripheral wall and to a first shaft portion. The inner body includes an annular wall portion and a second shaft portion connected to the annular wall portion; and has a compression member with a pair of diametrically opposite roller members. The compression member has a center portion and has a pair of enlarged end portions, which are received in a pair of bearing holes in the annular wall portion. The enlarged end portions have a pair of radially outer sides with a respective pair of end bearing surfaces for urging the respective roller members against the radially inner surface by equal and opposite radial forces, for transmitting a torque from the inner body to the outer body.