SINGLE-PLATE HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES

S.S.Azhagu Shankar, S.Meinathan, V.D.Prabhu

Abstract: Time consumption in assembling process plays a vital role in improving the production. The assembling process, nowadays are mostly automated but some process have not yet been due to the involvement of complex sequences and operations like process of loading the damper springs in clutch driven plate sub assembly is difficult and consumes more time. In the existing manual system, the compressed damper spring should be loaded in accordance with the plate window exactly. The seating of the spring takes place by expanding force of the spring. Using the latest electro pneumatic components a new system was designed to overcome the above limitation. This system was automated but the spring should be placed manually in clamping vice it consists of 3-point pneumatic grippers that load and unloads the driven plate. A linear / rotary actuator is used for indexing as well as up and down movement of plate. Two clamping vices are used to compress and release the spring simultaneously using a double-ended cylinder and these arrangements are rotated by a rotary cylinder (rack & pinion type).

Keywords: Single-Plate Hydraulically Operated, Automatic Transmission Clutches

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0511016