Working of Single plate clutch

Basically, the clutch needs three parts. These are the engine flywheel, a friction disc
called the clutch plate and a pressure plate.

There are springs which provide axial force to keep the clutch in engaged position.

When the engine is running and the flywheel is rotating, the pressure plate also rotates
asthe pressure plate is attached to the flywheel. The friction disc is located between
the two .

When the driver has pushed down the clutch pedal the clutch is released. This action
forcesthe pressure plate to move away from the friction disc against the force of
springs.

With this movement of pressure plate , the friction plate is released and the clutch is
disengaged.

When your foot is off the pedal, the springs push the pressure plate against the clutch
disc,which in turn presses against the flywheel. This locks the engine to
the transmission inputshaft, causing them to spin at the same speed.

The amount of force the clutch can hold depends on the friction between the clutch
plateand the flywheel, and how much force the spring puts on the pressure plate

When the clutch pedal is pressed, piston pushes on the release fork, which presses
thethrow-out bearing against the middle of the diaphragm spring. As the middle of
thediaphragm spring is pushed in, a series of pins near the outside of the spring causes
thespring to pull the pressure plate away from the clutch disc This releases the clutch
from thespinning engine.

Working of single plate clutch is very simple. A mechanism is responsible for the engagement
and disengagement of clutch. We easily engage and disengage the torque transmitting shafts
just by apply some force on the paddle of automobile. A lever is attached to the paddle which is
responsible for the force transmission from the paddle. When pedal is pressed spring is
compressed and engine is free to move without any load. Lever is attached in such a manner
when we press the clutch paddle thrust bearing moves forward and pressure plate moves
backward or it moves away from the flywheel; due to this the connection between the clutch
plate and flywheel released and shafts are disengaged. This time we can easily change gears in
case of automobiles. Again if we want to engage the shafts just release the clutch paddle; then
springs attached to the pressure plate push the pressure plate forward. Clutch plate is mounted
between the pressure plate and flywheel on the hub. Clutch plate has both side friction lining
that’s why it mounted in between pressure plate and flywheel and helps in torque transmission

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Therefore, since the gears 2 and 3 are installed on the same shaft, they form a c
omposite gear and the gear 3 rotates in the same direction as the gear 2.
The gear 3 (which is now the second driver) continues to drive the gear 4(the last driven or
follower) in the very same direction as that of gear 1.
So we see that the movement of the first gear and the last gear is like in a reversed gear trai
n.

It is called a compound gear train if there is more than one gear on a shaft.
The gear 1 is the driving gear installed on shaft A in a compound gear train, gears 2 and 3 ar
e compound gears mounted on shaft B.Also the gears 4 and 5 are composite gears mounted
on shaft C and the gear 6 is the gear installed on shaft D

The benefit of a compound train over a simple gear train is that simple gears can be used to
achieve a much greater velocity decrease from the first shaft to the last shaft.
If you use a simple gear train to achieve a big decrease in velocity, the last gear must be ver
y big.Usually a simple train is not used for a velocity decrease of more than 7 to 1, and a co
mpound train or worm gear is used.
It is known as a simple gear train when there is only one gear on each shaft.
The gears are depicted by the circles of their pitch.
When the gap between the two shafts is low, the two gears 1 and 2 are machined with each
other to convey movement from one shaft to the other, as the gear 1 drives the gear 2, so ge
ar 1 is named the driver and gear 2 is named the driver or follower.
 Intermediate gears play a significant part in easy gear train and intermediate ge
ars, depending on design or operation, will be one or more in easy gear train.
Different size gears are used to acquire different speed ratios.
Power and movement communicate from driving gear to intermediate gear and from interme
diate gear to powered gear in easy gear trains.
Simple equipment trains are therefore working

13.2. Types of Gear Trains

1. Simple gear train
2. Compound gear train
3. Reverted gear train
4. Epicyclic gear train: axes of shafts on which the gears are mounted may move relative to
a fixed axis.
5.In the first three types of gear trains, axes of shafts over which the gears are mounted are
fixed relative to each oth

A cam is a mechanical device that is used by directly in contact to transmit motion to a follow
er. The driver is labeled the cam and the labeled of the follower is the driven member.
The cam usually rotates in such a cam follower pair while the follower will translate or
oscillate.The camshaft of an automotive engine is a familiar example, where the cams drive t
he push rods (the followers) to open and close the valves.

The sliding motion occurs between certain contact surfaces (like the top of the knife and the
surface of the cam).It is commonly used in practice because excessive wear outcomes from
the tiny region of contact surface.There is a significant side thrust between the follower and t
he guide in knife edge supporters.