Automotive driveline clutch is directly linked with the engine parts, which is responsible for the transmission of power and cutting and binding effect, so we can ensure a smooth start when the car started, but also to ensure the smooth shifting, but also to prevent the transmission overload. Today we'll look at a simple understanding of the working principle of the clutch, as well as several common clutch.
The clutch is a drive mechanism, which has active part and a driven part, the two parts Tapered bearing separated may also be combined slowly, and in the transmission process, there may be relative rotation, so that the clutch between the drive member and the driven member will depend on contact friction to transfer torque, or the use of the pressing force required by the friction, or the use of liquid as the transmission medium, or the use of magnetic transmission, etc. to transmit torque.
Now widely used in the car is by spring-loaded friction clutch. The car is moving in the process need to keep the power transmission, power is only a temporary interruption needs, so in the process of moving a long period of the driving and driven parts bound state, when the driver depresses the clutch pedal, through mechanical transmission, let the driven part and active part of the separation
? Friction clutch, the friction surface used as the number of forms and the compression spring mounting position and the operating mechanism with different, there are many different. Divided by the number of driven disc and double-disc clutch single plate clutch. One single plate clutch is mainly used in cars and light trucks, while the double-disc clutch torque transmitted is large, so is mainly used for medium and heavy vehicles. In accordance with the compression of the spring structure is divided into a coil spring clutch and the diaphragm spring clutch.