FABRICATION OF SLIPPER CLUTCH

A PROJECT REPORT

APRIL 2019

Submitted by

S.BHUVANESH - 16AE04

J.JAYAPRAKASH - 16AE11

A.PRABHAKAR - 16AE20

D.PRABHAKARAN - 16AE21

M.DINESHKUMAR - 17AEV05

Guided by
Mr.T.KRISHNASWAMY M.E.,
Submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of the diploma in

AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING

NACHIMUTHU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

POLLACHI -642 003
Government Aided * Autonomous Institution * Approved by AICTE, New Delhi
Affiliated to State Board of Technical Education & Training, Tamilnadu.
Accredited by APACC
(Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission),
Philippines with Gold level
 NACHIMUTHU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
POLLACHI - 642 003

AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION
Accredited by APAAC
(Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission),
Philippines with Gold Medal

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report entitled

“FABRICATION OF SLIPPER CLUTCH”

Is the bonafide record work carried out by

NAME: …………… ROLL NO: …………

During the academic year 2018-2019.

GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Submitted for the practical examination held on …………….

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

NAME: ………… NAME: …………

DESIGNATION: …….. DESIGNATION: ………..
DEPARTMENT: ……….. DEPARTMENT: ………..
ADDRESS: ………… ADDRESS: ………...
 NACHIMUTHU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
POLLACHI - 642 003

AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION
Accredited by APAAC
(Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission),
Philippines with Gold Medal

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report entitled

“FABRICATION OF SLIPPER CLUTCH”

Is the bonafide record work carried out by

NAME: …………… ROLL NO: …………

During the academic year 2018-2019.

GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Submitted for the practical examination held on …………….

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

NAME: ………… NAME: …………

DESIGNATION: …….. DESIGNATION: ………..
DEPARTMENT: ……….. DEPARTMENT: ………..
ADDRESS: ………… ADDRESS: ………...
 NACHIMUTHU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
POLLACHI - 642 003
AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION
Accredited by APAAC
(Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission),
Philippines with Gold Medal

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report entitled

“FABRICATION OF SLIPPER CLUTCH”

Is the bonafide record work carried out by

NAME: S.BHUVANESH ROLL NO: 16AE04

During the academic year 2018-2019.

GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Submitted for the practical examination held on …………….

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

NAME: ………… NAME: …………

DESIGNATION: …….. DESIGNATION: ………..
DEPARTMENT: ……….. DEPARTMENT: ………..
ADDRESS: ………… ADDRESS: ………...
 NACHIMUTHU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
POLLACHI - 642 003

AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION
Accredited by APAAC
(Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission),
Philippines with Gold Medal

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report entitled

“FABRICATION OF SLIPPER CLUTCH”

Is the bonafide record work carried out by

NAME: J.JAYAPRAKASH ROLL NO: 16AE11

During the academic year 2018-2019.

GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Submitted for the practical examination held on …………….

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

NAME: ………… NAME: …………

DESIGNATION: …….. DESIGNATION: ………..
DEPARTMENT: ……….. DEPARTMENT: ………..
ADDRESS: ………… ADDRESS: ………...
 NACHIMUTHU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
POLLACHI - 642 003

AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION
Accredited by APAAC
(Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission),
Philippines with Gold Medal

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report entitled

“FABRICATION OF SLIPPER CLUTCH”

Is the bonafide record work carried out by

NAME: A.PRABHAKAR ROLL NO: 16AE20

During the academic year 2018-2019.

GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Submitted for the practical examination held on …………….

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

NAME: ………… NAME: …………

DESIGNATION: …….. DESIGNATION: ………..
DEPARTMENT: ……….. DEPARTMENT: ………..
ADDRESS: ………… ADDRESS: ………...
 NACHIMUTHU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
POLLACHI - 642 003

AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION
Accredited by APAAC
(Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission),
Philippines with Gold Medal

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report entitled

“FABRICATION OF SLIPPER CLUTCH”

Is the bonafide record work carried out by

NAME: D.PRABHAKARAN ROLL NO: 16AE21

During the academic year 2018-2019.

GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Submitted for the practical examination held on …………….

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

NAME: ………… NAME: …………

DESIGNATION: …….. DESIGNATION: ………..
DEPARTMENT: ……….. DEPARTMENT: ………..
ADDRESS: ………… ADDRESS: ………...
 NACHIMUTHU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
POLLACHI - 642 003

AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION
Accredited by APAAC
(Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission),
Philippines with Gold Medal

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report entitled

“FABRICATION OF SLIPPER CLUTCH”

Is the bonafide record work carried out by

NAME: M.DINESHKUMAR ROLL NO: 17AEV05

During the academic year 2018-2019.

GUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Submitted for the practical examination held on …………….

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

NAME: ………… NAME: …………

DESIGNATION: …….. DESIGNATION: ………..
DEPARTMENT: ……….. DEPARTMENT: ………..
ADDRESS: ………… ADDRESS: ………...
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is a great privilege and pleasure to express our deep sense of gratitude to our beloved

Secretary Dr. C. RAMASWAMY M.E., Ph.D., F.I.V., for his encouragement, kind patronage

and facilities offered.

We convey our sincere thanks to our Principal Mr. R. MANIVANNAN M.E., who guide

throughout the year and all these days during the project work.

We express our gratefulness to Mr.T.KRISHNASWAMY, M.E., HOD Department of

Automobile Engineering for providing us kind advice during the development of the project.

We extend our gratitude to our project guide Mr.T.KRISHNASWAMY, M.E., deserves

a special note of thanks for all the moral support and guidance that he timely offered in all ways

possible to complete this project successfully.

We place our heartfelt thanks to all our Faculty members, Lab technicians, Friends who

have played a supporting role throughout this project.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
TITLE
NO. NO.
ABSTRACT
1 INTRODUCTION 1

2 LITERATURE SURVEY 2

3 WORKING PRINCIPLE 12

4 DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT’S 16

5 MERITS 21

6 APPLICATIONS 22

7 COST ESTIMATION 23

8 CONCLUSION 24

9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 25

10 PHOTOGRAPHY 26
 ABSTRACT
A slipper clutch is essentially the same clutch that a bike except for the slipping function.

The slipper clutch, in addition to pressure plates, springs and splined case, consists of two

circular discs with angled ramps. The ramps facilitate sliding in the angular grooves created by

the two consecutive ramps.

If downshift a gear during higher speed of two wheeler, which will certainly cause a

spike in the revolution counter and a massive jerk from the rear tire, as if somebody applied the

brakes. This sudden slowing down of the rear wheel will exert a handsome amount of strain on

the transmission side of the clutch. This will cause the circular disc attached to the pressure plate

of the clutch to rise, as the engine is moving slower than the transmission, consequently letting

the clutch plates to slip over each other and smooth out the jerk of high speed downshift, till both

the transmission side and the engine side match in terms of rpm.

In case of acceleration of a motorcycle with a slipper clutch, the angled groove will direct

the engine side of the circular disc to push in and bury into the pressure plates tightly. This

ultimately transfers the power in a more efficient manner and the clutch requires fewer springs to

push the pressure plates together. This function of the slipper clutch is also known as the 'assist'.

The slipper clutch is tested with a motor drive and found working effectively.