What if the OD of the flywheel had spur gear teeth, and the driver also has mating gear teeth but only about 3 or 4 teeth, the rest of the driver OD without teeth. The driver would stop immediately after delivering a push to the flywheel and the teeth of the driver would be just past and...
I have intermittent rotary motion that I want to send to a continually running flywheel. The flywheel in mounted to one shaft, the intermittent rotary motion comes from a wheel or gear (driver) that is mounted to another shaft. Shafts are parallel. The flywheel is continually running but not...
After searching based on information on various posts to this forum, I have been able to locate exactly what I was looking for. It's called a Roller Ratchet. Available from www.omegatec.com I purchased one and it is fantastic. Thanks everyone, you are the best.
Sorry, I should have specified that this must be mechanical, no magnets, electromagnets, solinoids etc. Want VERY little rolling friction, and zero to mimimum backlash. Reverse torque is in the range of 10 ft/lb.
Can someone direct me to the best way to accomplish uni-direction braking of a rotating disc. I want very little friction in the free spin direction of rotation, and when the driving force is stopped, I need instant hold from reverse direction spin. Like a ratchet but quiter and smoother.
An cylindrical alnico magnet is 1/2 inch diameter and 1 inch long. It is magnetized through its length. I realize that this magnet can be magnitized over and over again. But can the poles be reversed if subjected to a machine that magnetizes and de-magnitezes magnets? Also, where can one...
Thanks Mapes. Next question: If one could get a very small displacement, say 0.25mm, what are some of the best ways to extract usable energy when such small displacement is available?
My basic question is this. Can usable energy be extracted from a mechanism that has force only, no movement. Here is an example. You press a hard cover book against a wall. You now lean into the book thus there is static force against the wall. There is no movement, just force. This...