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centrifugal clutch

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noun

  1. engineering an automatic clutch in which the friction surfaces are engaged by weighted levers acting under centrifugal force at a certain speed of rotation

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GIF: VanMoof VanMoof’s previous two-speed automatic shifter was purely mechanical, relying on a centrifugal clutch.

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Instead of a shift lever, there’s a motorcycle-style foot-operated gear selector for the manual transmission, which is thankfully equipped with an automatic centrifugal clutch.

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