Friction clutch

friction clutch

n

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a mechanical clutch in which the drive is transmitted by the friction between surfaces, lined with cork, asbestos, or other fibrous materials, attached to the driving and driven shafts

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friction clutch - a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them clutch - a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch" cone clutch, cone friction clutch - a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped disk clutch - a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks slip clutch, slip friction clutch - a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great

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