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CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Couplings (Mechanical Components)
OBS

Some clutches have a centrifugal mechanism to increase clutch holding power at higher speed. As clutch speed increases, weights on the clutch-release levers are forced outward by centrifugal forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

L'embrayage à commande centrifuge est constitué par un embrayage à disque [...] porteur de masselottes articulées. Celles-ci sous l'action de la force centrifuge [...] assurent un embrayage au débrayage automatique et progressif [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acoplamientos (Componentes mecánicos)
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