From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Trial of a new damped flexible drive for the clutch.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 13\7\ 07-page149 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1933 | |
| X7300 BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M2.2.33. C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} HDY.{William Hardy} X.7300. X.5300 R.{Sir Henry Royce} has suggested a damped flexible drive for incorporation in the clutch which seems to have the advantage of being not only a good spring drive, but also of overcoming most of the patents. It may even be patentable itself. In order to test it out we have applied it to an existing 25HP. synchro mesh car in a temporary way. In the final design some of the features shewn here would probably be eliminated. The single surface damping is one for instance. It is suggested that one should be made up and tried for endurance and general suitability as soon as possible, when the arrangement if found satisfactory would be incorporated in the other cars. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||