Ejected Roller Shaft Disconnect Mechanism.
Abstract
A rotary power transmitting shaft decoupling device has a driving element disposed coaxially within a driven element and keyed thereto by a plurality of rollers held in aligned grooves and slots of the driving and driven elements, respectively, by an indexing ring that is coaxial with and surrounds the driven element. Acutation to effect decoupling is effected by arresting rotation of the indexing ring until the rollers become aligned with slots in the ring through which the rollers are ejected. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 21, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADD006095
Entities
People
- Aleck Loker
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy