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).
Designs for a clutch brake, highlighting the need for a quick-stopping mechanism.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\3\ scan0358 | |
| Date | 12th May 1924 guessed | |
| contd:- -2- I have gone over many ways of making a clutch brake but most of the simple ones leave the running shaft with end pressure by the spring. If my suggestions here given are not good or possible, I think we should have a clutch brake ready in case it is needed. We must at least be as good as Hispano for time of stopping, and we must please PN{Mr Northey}, SA, and EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} All I believe like a fairly quick stopping clutch. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||