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  1. Davidlinsk

    Clutch options (Curvic/Hirth?)

    Lubrication is a bit of a problem here. This is essentially a one-off kind of thing, and it's impossible to use a bath here unfortunately. The splines are engaged for a period of about 10 seconds and then the female side is completely disengaged and then pulls back a significant distance. How...
  2. Davidlinsk

    Clutch options (Curvic/Hirth?)

    Thank you everyone for all the help! With your advice, I ended up using an overruning clutch with an involute splined connection, and of course some disengagement mechanism.
  3. Davidlinsk

    Clutch options (Curvic/Hirth?)

    Thanks for all your replies! So I guess it was unclear to me what constitutes a "clutch". My meaning was indeed a coupling that can be disengaged during operation. It seems that a Bendix or Magnetic couplings are the way to go. Some questions regarding the Bendix: I had actually thought of a...
  4. Davidlinsk

    Clutch options (Curvic/Hirth?)

    Hello, I am currently designing a rotating system. Simplified, it is essentially an electric motor driving some load (the load is connected to a separate shaft). The electric motor, after some ramp up sequence, has to disengage for the load and completely pull it back (while the load continues...

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