No matter whether it is a heavy truck, bus or car, the clutch pressure plate and clutch plate are inseparable, and they form an automobile clutch. What role does the automobile clutch play in the operation of the automobile.
The clutch functions can be summarized as follows:
1. Ensure the smooth start of the vehicle 2. Facilitate gear shifting 3. Prevent overload of the transmission system 4. Reduce torsional vibration impact
1. Ensure the stable start of the vehicle: the vehicle is in a static state before starting. If the engine and the gearbox are rigidly connected, once the gear is engaged, the vehicle will suddenly move forward due to the sudden connection of power, which will not only cause damage to the mechanical parts, but also the driving force is not enough to overcome the huge inertia force generated by the forward movement of the vehicle, causing the engine speed to drop sharply and stall. If the engine and the gearbox are temporarily separated by the clutch during starting, and then the clutch is gradually engaged, the torque transmitted by the clutch can be gradually increased from zero due to the sliding friction between the driving part and the driven part of the clutch, and the driving force of the vehicle can be gradually increased, so that the vehicle can start smoothly.
2. It is convenient to shift gears: during the driving process of the vehicle, different transmission gears are often changed to adapt to the changing driving conditions. If there is no clutch to temporarily separate the engine from the gearbox, the power transmission gears engaged in the gearbox will be difficult to separate because the load is not removed and the pressure between the meshing tooth surfaces is large. On the other hand, the gears to be meshed are difficult to mesh due to the unequal circumferential speeds of the two gears. Even if it is forced into meshing, it will produce great impact on the tooth end a