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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Means Industries, Inc., Saginaw, MI (US);
Hiroyuki Shioiri, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Shibata, Odawara, JP;
Shotaro Kato, Shizuoka, JP;
Mitsuaki Tomita, Susono, JP;
Yuki Kurosaki, Susono, JP;
Brice Pawley, Midland, MI (US);
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Means Industries, Inc., Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A selectable one-way clutch includes: a pocket plate including a plurality of accommodating recess portions formed in one surface; a plurality of engaging pieces accommodated in the respective accommodating recess portions; a notch plate relatively rotatable with respect to the pocket plate, and including a plurality of engaging recess portions formed in a surface facing the one surface of the pocket plate; and a selector plate positioned between the pocket plate and the notch plate, and configured to be coaxially rotated with the notch plate to switch between: a state in which the engaging pieces rise toward the engaging recess portions; and a state in which the engaging pieces are accommodated in the respective accommodating recess portions.