Transmission system with an overrunning clutch
US6343681B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D47/04
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A main clutch 9 is interposed between an input shaft 3 and an output shaft 5, and a normally engaged pilot clutch 10 is interposed between an output member 7c of an overrunning clutch 7 and the output shaft 5. An input member 7a of the overrunning clutch 7 is made to freely rotate relative to the input shaft 3, and a cam mechanism 11 is provided for generating a thrust force by virtue of the difference in rotational speed between the input shaft 7 and the input member 7a, whereby the main clutch 9 is brought into engagement with this thrust force so generated.
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