Fluid driving device, motor assembly and centrifugal friction clutch thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017058905-A1
Application number	US-201615255864-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 2, 2016
Priority date	Sep 2, 2015
Publication date	Mar 2, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A centrifugal friction clutch is provided which includes a first friction member to be fixed on a rotary shaft; a support portion to be fixed on the rotary shaft; a centrifugal device disposed on the support portion, the centrifugal device including a cam portion and a centrifugal arm extending the cam portion, the cam portion being rotating relative to the support portion when the centrifugal arm moves; and a friction connecting member disposed between the first friction member and the support portion. When the support portion rotates along with the rotary shaft, a free end of the centrifugal arm moves radially outwardly under a centrifugal force and drives the cam portion to rotate, the cam portion urges the friction connecting member toward the first friction member when the cam portion rotates.

First claim

1 . A centrifugal friction clutch comprising:
a first friction member to be fixed on a rotary shaft; a support portion to be fixed on the rotary shaft; a centrifugal device disposed on the support portion, the centrifugal device comprising a cam portion and a centrifugal arm extending from the cam portion, the cam portion being rotating relative to the support portion when the centrifugal aim moves; and a friction connecting member disposed between the first friction member and the support portion, wherein when the support portion rotates along with the rotary shaft, a free end of the centrifugal arm moves radially outwardly under a centrifugal force and drives the cam portion to rotate, the cam portion urges the friction connecting member toward the first friction member when the cam portion rotates.

2 . The centrifugal friction clutch of claim 1 , wherein the friction connecting member comprises a second friction member connected thereto, and the second friction member is configured to abut against the cam portion.

3 . The centrifugal friction clutch of claim 1 , wherein the centrifugal friction clutch further comprises an elastic member for applying a pulling force to the centrifugal arm to move the centrifugal arm toward a central axis of the support portion.

4 . The centrifugal friction clutch of claim 3 , wherein there is a plurality of said centrifugal devices arranged on the support portion.

5 . The centrifugal friction clutch of claim 3 , wherein the elastic member is an elastic ring attached around a radially outer side of the centrifugal arm.

6 . The centrifugal friction clutch of claim 5 , wherein the radially outer side of the centrifugal arm forms a receiving slot, and the elastic member is received in the receiving slot.

7 . The centrifugal friction clutch of claim 1 , wherein the centrifugal friction clutch further includes a loading connecting member fixedly connected relative to the friction connecting member.

8 . A motor assembly comprising a single phase motor and a centrifugal friction clutch according to claim 1 .

9 . A fluid driving device comprising an impeller and a motor assembly according to claim 8 .

10 . The fluid driving device of claim 9 , wherein the motor assembly further comprises a position-limiting member disposed on the rotary shaft of the motor to limit axial movement of the impeller, and the position-limiting member is disposed at one side of the centrifugal friction clutch opposite from a main body of the motor.

11 . The fluid driving device of claim 9 , wherein the fluid driving device is a blower.

Assignees

• Johnson Electric Sa

Inventors

• Li Yue
• Liu li sheng
• Wang Yong
• Zhang Ya Ming

Classifications

• F16D43/08

  the pressure ring actuating friction plates, cones or similar axially-movable friction surfaces · CPC title

• F16D2043/145

  the centrifugal masses being pivoting · CPC title

• F04D25/06 Primary

  the pump being electrically driven (F04D25/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16D43/10

  the centrifugal masses acting directly on the pressure ring, no other actuating mechanism for the pressure ring being provided · CPC title

• H02K7/108

  with friction clutches · CPC title