Definition of Cone clutch

1. Noun. A friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped.

Exact synonyms: Cone Friction Clutch
Generic synonyms: Friction Clutch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cone Clutch

condylus lateralis femoris
condylus lateralis tibiae
condylus medialis
condylus medialis femoris
condylus medialis tibiae
condylus occipitalis
cone-bearing
cone-in-cone
cone-nosed bug
cone-shaped
cone biopsy
cone cells
cone clutch (current term)
cone degeneration
cone disks
cone down
cone dystrophy
cone fibre
cone friction clutch
cone granule
cone of light
cone pepper
cone shape
cone vision
coned
coneflower
coneflowers

Literary usage of Cone clutch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"cone clutch Adjustments. The adjustments are with clutch springs (flg. 10), which tend to keep the clutch engaged. While it is possible to adjust these ..."

2. Elements of Machine Design by Oscar Adolph Leutwiler (1917)
"In place of using a double-cone clutch, several manufacturers of hoisting drums employ one of the single-cone type, operated practically in the same manner ..."

3. Self-propelled Vehicles: A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Construction by James Edward Homans (1910)
"The cone clutch is the typical form, and was formerly in practically universal use. ... There are two varieties of cone clutch the external cone clutch, ..."

4. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Operation and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"The average cone clutch is of large diameter if much power ... Cone-clutch efficiency depends on a number of factors, chief among which is the angle of the ..."

5. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1918)
"cone clutch—Conical clutches may again be divided into three sub-classes, viz., the direct cone, the inverted cone and the double cone clutch. ..."

6. Questions and Answers Relating to Modern Automobile Design, Construction by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1921)
"A. The cone clutch is a very simple form that is easy to operate and understand. ... Q. What is the main disadvantage of a cone clutch? ..."

7. Bulletin by United States Bureau of war risk insurance. Division of military and naval insurance, United States (1917)
"With what material is a cone clutch generally faced to give smoothness of engagement? 499. ... What is done to make the action of a cone clutch more smooth? ..."

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