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News Release from: Huco Dynatork | Subject: Vari-Tork Miniature In-Line Slip Clutch
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial Team on 03 November 2004

In-line clutch may be world's smallest

Believed to be the smallest of its kind available, an in-line slip clutch is just 16mm in diameter and 26mm in length, is simple and robust, and supplies plenty of torque with zero backlash.

Believed to be the smallest of its kind available, the new Vari-Tork Miniature In-Line Slip Clutch from Huco is just 16mm in diameter and 26mm in length Its torque range is 0.1 to 0.5Ncm, with zero backlash

The construction of the Vari-Tork is simple, robust and comprises a series of steel clutch plates engaging a hub and series of friction rings engaging a housing.

Pressure is brought to bear on plates and rings by an adjuster acting through a spring and pressure plate.

Drag or slip torque is adjusted by means of a single screw accessible through the Vari-Tork's nylon housing.

This rotary friction device is supplied with 4mm bores as standard.

In common with other models in the Vari-Tork range, this miniature version can be used as a torque limiter whereby it interrupts continuity between power source and load or as a tensioning device, typically maintaining the tension in a filament or tape winding operation by exerting drag on the feed spool.

As an over-run device, it absorbs residual inertia of a motor when the load is braked or reaches a terminal stop. Request a free brochure from Huco Dynatork ...

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