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Certain turning car parts have to be strong (and therefor
heavy) to resist sudden torque. For certain of them it
seems
to me one could use a slippage device such as brake
pads or two powerful permanent magnets
connected positive-to-negative to lessen the maximum
stress
these parts need
be expected to withstand.It could look
like
this:
---part A--(MagnetA)(MagnetB)-Part B---
If sudden torque is applied the devices would slip
against each-other until their rotational speed matches.
Otherwise they would provide a coupling like a single
piece of
metal.
edit: This could also provide energy absorption in certain
accidents.
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which parts are you proposing? |
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Makes more sense to just do this at the
torque converter, no? |
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Like others said this is pretty much baked by the torque
converter or clutch. But nobody mentioned the flex disk
farther down the drivetrain. |
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Powerful enough magnets would be a lot heavier than
gears. |
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