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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dengfu Zhang, Northville, MI (US);
Norman Jerry Bird, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/12 (2013.01); F16D 2300/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A one-way clutch is provided. The one-way clutch may include an inner race and an outer race that may be provided with a pocket defining a leading edge and a trailing edge that may define a fluid passage. The one-way clutch may also include a rocker. The rocker may be disposed between the inner and outer races and include first and second ends. The first end may define first cross-sectional area and the second end, and the leading edge may define a second cross-sectional area that is less than the first.