Ratcheting one-way clutch having rockers retained in closed pockets
US7451862B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D41/12
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An overrunning one-way clutch includes a cam plate formed with cam surfaces angularly spaced about a central axis, and a rocker plate including pockets angularly spaced about the axis, each pocket including a surface that closes the pocket at an axial end, an opening located at an axial end opposite the surface, and an aperture facing the cam surfaces. Each pocket contains a rocker supported for pivoting a portion of the rocker through the pocket aperture toward the cam surfaces. Springs supported on the rocker plate, urging each rocker toward an aperture and engagement with the cam surfaces.
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