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Elemen Mesin Pertemuan ke-7: Clutch
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Elemen Mesin
Pertemuan ke-7:
Clutch
Definition
A clutch is a machine member used to connect a driving shaft to a driven shaft so that the driven shaft may be started or stopped at will, without stopping the driving shaft.
Types of Clutches
1. Positive clutches, and 2. Friction clutches
Positive Clutches
The positive clutches are used when a positive drive is required.
The simplest type of a positive clutch is a jaw or claw clutch.
The jaws of the clutch may be of square type or of spiral type.
The use of jaw clutches are frequently applied to sprocket wheels, gears and pulleys.
Square type
Spiral type
Friction Clutches
The force of friction is used to start the driven shaft
A friction clutch has its principal application in the transmission of power of shafts and machines which must be started and stopped frequently.
Its application is also found in cases in which power is to be delivered to machines partially or fully loaded.
Material for Friction Surfaces
It should have a high and uniform coefficient of friction.
It should not be affected by moisture and oil. It should have the ability to withstand high
temperatures caused by slippage. It should have high heat conductivity. It should have high resistance to wear and
scoring.
Considerations in Designing The suitable material forming the contact surfaces should be
selected. The moving parts of the clutch should have low weight in order to
minimise the inertia load, especially in high speed service. The clutch should not require any external force to maintain
contact of the friction surfaces. The provision for taking up wear of the contact surfaces must be
provided. The clutch should have provision for facilitating repairs. The clutch should have provision for carrying away the heat
generated at the contact surfaces. The projecting parts of the clutch should be covered by guard.
Types of Friction Clutches
Disc or plate clutches (single disc or multiple disc clutch),
Cone clutches, and Centrifugal clutches.
Multiple Disc Clutch
Referensi
A Textbook of Machine Design by R.S. Khurmi and J.K.Gupta (2005) – (Chapter 24)
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