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Disengageable free wheel

US5529159A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 10, 1994
Grant dateJun 25, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25J19/0004
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A disengageable free wheel includes a shaft and a ring which can rotate only in a free direction with respect to the shaft. The free wheel includes a motor for rotating the shaft in its free direction, whereby the ring can rotate at most as fast as the shaft in the direction opposite to its free direction.

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