What is this mechanism?

[Quezacotl]

Hello!

Could anyone enlighten me on this? What are those for that are on the picture on up left? Springs pushing cylinders towards a planetary gear part.
They add friction, and without them, the motor runs more freely. What is the purpose of those? It looks like that it's one way only, but it still goes both directions.

EDIT: And nevermind... The motor just spins freely inside the casing without those... I figured it out

 

[amberwolf]

What is this mechanism?

"clutch"

some topics and posts that mention the word, though most are probably not relevant to your inquiry


https://endless-sphere.com/forums/search.php?keywords=clutch&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=titleonly&sk=t&sd=d&sr=topics&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search


https://endless-sphere.com/forums/search.php?keywords=clutch&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search

 

[spinningmagnets]

The three tiny sprung arms on the clutch are called "pawls"

 

[Warren]

spinningmagnets,

I don't see any pawls in there. I see three rollers. That is a roller clutch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjR7dimpSJA

 

[spinningmagnets]

Yes, of course you are right. The first pic shows the freewheel at the top left, and the bottom pic shows the roller-clutch.

 

[Warren]

spinningmagnets,

Not trying to be smart ass, but the upper left picture is also of the roller clutch assembly...just with the rollers tipped on their sides. It does look like a bit like pawls, until you blow up the image.

 

[sonnetg]

It must be roller clutch of some sort. I was wondering about this myself and had opened a thread related to this. My clutch is all sealed though. The only way I can see the rollers would be to pry apart the clutch and destroy it in the process. Your clutch seems to be serviceable. What motor is that in the images?

By the way, here is how a roller clutch works.

[youtube]QjR7dimpSJA[/youtube]