Cam clutch unit
US12203512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2041/0605
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cam clutch unit includes a plurality of cams and a plurality of rollers disposed so as to be aligned in a circumferential direction between an inner ring and an outer ring, a cage ring having a plurality of pocket portions which regulate relative movement in a circumferential direction of the cam and the roller, and an annular spring which urges the cam, in which the cam has an engagement stepped portion capable of engagement with the spring, the cage ring has an end-part circumferential annular portion continuing in the circumferential direction on an end surface in the axial direction, the pocket portion regulates movement of the roller to the outer ring side and the inner ring side and has a claw portion capable of insertion of the roller from the outer ring side or the inner ring side by elastic deformation.
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