Positive Clutch – Appliions, Advantages and ...
jaw clutch, claw clutch, toothed clutch. Fig. 1 shows a jaw clutch; that is the simplest form of a positive clutch. Jaw clutch consists of two halves; one of them permanently fastened to the driver shaft. The other half is movable and is attached to the driven shaft. It can freely slide axially on the shaft, but cannot turn due to feather key.