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).
Design of a clutch plate and spring damped centres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\2\ scan0171 | |
| Date | 18th April 1935 | |
| (2) HDY.{William Hardy}1/HP.18.4.35. drawings, should be provided. It would appear to be cheaper for the permanent scheme to offset one of the setscrews. ---- With reference to a request by Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} that the clutch plate should be attached to the hub at least as strongly as for our clutch, we now understand that only spring damped centres are required, so this point does not arise. HDY.{William Hardy} | ||