DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ADJUSTABLE TORQUE SPRING BALL CLUTCH

The main purpose of safety spring ball clutch is to protect the system from overloads, but in this paper we are using it as torque limiting device. Also it is designed so that it can be used, according to application, over a particular range of torque instead of constant value of torque. Along with this there is another arrangement for disengagement, for maintenance purpose, at will by using solenoid. Design of this spring ball clutch involve; for particular range of torque value , the requirement of spring stiffness, desingn of input flenge and cylindrical body for easy engagement and disengagement of clutch. The analysis is done by using Unigraphix as modeling software and ANSYS 14.0 as analysis software for critical parts.