Accession Number:
AD0163839
Title:
Self-Locking Clutch.
Descriptive Note:
Patent,
Corporate Author:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON D C
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1972-09-19
Pagination or Media Count:
4.0
Abstract:
The patent relates to a self-locking clutch for use in motorized prosthetic devices comprising a spring loaded brake cylinder rotatable by a camming pin extending from the drive means which cams the cylinder away from a friction pad by riding in an aucuate slot in the wall of the cylinder. The cylinder is forced by the spring to re-engage the friction pad when the motor is deactivated and functions as a back-block to prevent the output from driving the mechanism.
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Subject Categories:
- Medicine and Medical Research
- Machinery and Tools