Including Bearing Block Between Clutch Races And Between Balls Or Rollers Patents (Class 192/45.011)
  • Patent number: 11002321
    Abstract: A return stop selectively locks a rotatable inner ring to a stationary outer ring. A cage supports at least two roller pairs, each of which consists of two rollers, wherein a spring element spring-loads the two rollers against the outer ring. Each spring element is a double spring having two spring sections and a connecting section connecting the two spring sections to each other and to the cage. In response to rotation of the cage relative to the inner ring, one roller of each roller pair comes to bear against a ramp of the inner ring and the outer ring. The cage has a driver element at one end face which protrudes axially into the inner ring and can be connected to a contoured section on the inner ring in order to produce positive-locking attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Alexander Reimchen
  • Patent number: 10100882
    Abstract: A one-way clutch is disclosed, which improves durability while reducing a drag torque and restraining burning of a block bearing. The one-way clutch includes: a torque transfer mechanism disposed between an outer race 2 and an inner race 3 so disposed in the outer race 2 as to be spaced inwardly in a diametrical direction, and hindering the outer race 2 and the inner race 3 from making a relative rotation in a predetermined direction; and block bearings 6 disposed between the outer race 2 and the inner race 3 together with the torque transfer mechanism, and keeping the outer race 2 and the inner race 3 in a concentric state, in which each block bearing has a slide surface 6f contiguous with an axis-directional surface of the outer race 2 or the inner race 3, and at least part of the slide surface 6f is a roughened surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: NSK-Warner K.K.
    Inventors: Yukiyoshi Suzuki, Osamu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130092493
    Abstract: A one-way clutch includes multiple rollers, a first collar and a second collar that are coupled together to form relative rotation between them, and a circular holding frame. The first collar has multiple cavities each having an inclined bottom surface. The circular holding frame has multiple slots corresponding to the rollers and exposing the cavities. The second collar is rotated to drive the circular holding frame rotating through friction force so that each roller is pushed to contact a higher portion of the inclined bottom surface and also the second collar drives the first collar rotating via pushing of the rollers. When rotational speed of the first collar is greater than that of the second collar, each roller enters a lower portion of the inclined bottom surface and separates from the second collar without transmitting torsional force between the second collar and first collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Li-Yu HSUEH