Frictional coupling or brake

• US 6,176,635 B1
• Filed: 03/01/1999
• Issued: 01/23/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hoerbiger Antriebstechnik GmbH (Hoerbiger-Stiftung)
• Original Assignee: Hoerbiger Antriebstechnik GmbH (Hoerbiger-Stiftung)
• Inventors: Rank, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Harry C.
• Application Number:
  US09/260,128
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• Field of Search: 403/11, 403/12, 403/404, 403/375, 403/373, 403/334, 403/291, 192/53.34, 743/39
• US Class Current: 403/12
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2023/0625 Details of members being coupled, e.g. gears
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 23/025 Synchro rings
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 23/06 and a blocking mechanism preventing the engagement of the main clutch prior to synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/1608 Holding means or protector functioning only during transportation, assembly or disassembly
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/19284 Meshing assisters

Abstract

A frictional coupling, especially synchronization device of gear mechanisms, with at least two coupling bodies (1, 2) which come into frictional contact upon engagement of the coupling, wherein one coupling body consists of one ring-shaped base body (3) of metal with at least one flat, conical or cylindrical carrier surface, to which a frictional layer made of organic or inorganic frictional material (4) is attached, and at least one other coupling body of a counter body (8), preferably also made of metal, and has a counter surface which works together with the frictional layer, is further developed for closed systems such that clamping or damage to the edges can be avoided with continued unimpaired function and the usage in the new condition is facilitated. For this, a wear-material (10, 14, 15) made of paraffin or wax is applied, between the base body and the counter-body, onto at least one part of the surface (4, 9, 11′, 3′) facing the other coupling body, which material, prior to starting to operate the frictional coupling, keeps the base body (3), especially the frictional layer, from being in contact with the counter-body (8) and closes it for a short time in the first operation during the frictional contact between the coupling bodies (1, 2) through the appearing frictional forces and the generated temperature.

Claims

1. A frictional coupling, comprised of:

at least two coupling bodies (1,2), which come into frictional contact upon engagement of the frictional coupling, a first of the two coupling bodies having a ring-shaped base body (3) made of metal with at least one flat, conical or cylindrical carrier surface, a frictional layer made of organic or inorganic frictional material (4) is attached to said at least one carrier surface, and a second of the two coupling bodies having a counter body (8) made of metal, and having a counter surface which works together with the frictional layer, a wear material (10, 1415) made of paraffin or wax is applied between the base body (3) and the counter-body (8), onto at least one part of the surface (4, 9, 11′

, 3′

) facing the other coupling body (1,2), the wear material (10, 14, 15) keeps the base body (3) and the frictional layer from being in contact with the counter-body (8) and the wear material (10, 14, 15) closes the frictional coupling for a short time in a first operation during the frictional contact between the coupling bodies (1, 2) through frictional forces.

2. A frictional coupling according to claim 1, wherein a melting point of the wear material (10, 14, 15) is lower than the melting point of the material of coupling bodies (1, 2) coming into frictional contact and a phase change of the wear material (10, 14, 15) from solid to liquid is within a temperature range which appears in the demand on the used frictional pair, wherein the wear material (10, 14, 15) melts away due to a frictional temperature.

3. A frictional coupling according to claim 1, wherein a shearing strength of the wear material (10, 14, 15) is less than the shearing strength of the material of the coupling bodies (1, 2) coming into frictional contact, wherein the wear material (10, 14, 15) is sheared off upon demand placed on the used frictional pairs through the appearing frictional forces.

4. A frictional coupling according to claim 1, wherein the wear material (10, 14, 15) has a low heat conductivity.

5. A frictional coupling according to claim 1, wherein the frictional layer (4) consists of sprinkling sinter material.

6. A frictional coupling according to claim 1, wherein the frictional layer (4) consists completely or partially of organic material, with a resin-binding agent.

7. A frictional coupling according to claim 1, wherein the frictional layer (4) consists of spurted-up metal.

8. A frictional coupling according to claim 7, wherein the spurted-up metal of the frictional layer (4) is brass.

9. A frictional coupling according to claim 7, wherein the spurted-up metal of the frictional layer (4) is molybdenum.

10. A frictional coupling according to claim 1, wherein the wear material (10, 1415) is distributed in dot- or stripe-shaped arrangement over the surface (4, 9, 3′

, 11′

) of one or several coupling bodies (1, 2) and the frictional layer (4).

11. A frictional coupling according to claim 10, wherein in the frictional layer (4) having grooves (13) at least one part of the wear material (10, 14, 15) is arranged as dot- or stripe-shaped in the grooves (13).

12. A frictional coupling according to claim 10, wherein the stripe-shaped wear material (14) leans against the middle axis of the coupling body or bodies (1, 2) on their surface.

13. A frictional coupling according to claim 10, wherein the wear material (10, 14, 15) is unevenly distributed over the surface of the coupling body or bodies (1, 2) and has a random body shape and with random surface expansion.

14. A frictional coupling according to claim 1, wherein a total surface of the wear material (10, 14, 15) is only a fraction of the total surface of the frictional layer (4).

15. A frictional coupling according to claim 1, wherein the coupling bodies (1, 2) are arranged as flat disks, at least one of said coupling bodies is provided with the frictional layer (4) on one side and the wear material (10, 14, 15) is arranged between the disks.