Transmission Components: Types of Clutch
Dog Clutch: The design of the clutch
is made in such way that one pushes into the other which will cause the
rotation of both the shafts at the same speed and these would never slip.
Friction Clutch: The technique of friction
clutch which is used mostly is the friction clutch. Surface friction is used to
transmit the torque between both the faces of the clutch.
Safety Clutch: This clutch is also known
as the torque limiter which allows the slip of a rotating shaft. Safety clutch
could be the example of a large mower of grass on the driving shaft. If the
grass mower has some unwanted substance like stone or anything else there, it
stops immediately and doesn’t hamper the blades.
Hydraulic Clutch: In this, the shafts are
not in contact with each other because these are coupled in a hydrodynamic
manner. These are just an alternative to the mechanical clutches and are also
unsteady in transmitting the torque. The main problem in this is related to the
coupling in the hydraulic clutches.
Cone Clutch: These clutches are made
with conical surface and can be also said to be as the frictional clutches.
There would be difference relating the normal surface of the friction
Summary
It could be said that clutch as a part of the Transmission Components
plays a vital role in the working of a train. The power is produced by the
engine and carried to the wheels. Clutch is only responsible for engaging and
disengaging the engine when the driver shifts the gears.
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