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Freewheel device

US6079533A · kind A · utility

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35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1997
Grant dateJun 27, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2041/0601
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Freewheel device 1 intended to be inserted between the outer cylindrical surface of an inner race 3 and the bore of an outer race 2, of the type comprising a number of wedging cams 7 held, between sliding tracks 4, 6 of the races, by a cage 8 which has windows 9 for the cams 7, and at least one holding member 11a capable of transmitting radial loadings between said races while being force-fitted onto a cylindrical bearing surface 5a of one of the races and in sliding contact with a cylindrical bearing surface 3a of the other race. There are roughnesses where the first race 2 and the holding member 11a contact.

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