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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/063 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A unidirectional joint includes a wedge member having a pressure contact portion that comes in pressure contact with an inner circumferential surface of an immovable ring. The wedge member includes a first follower displacing the wedge member to an unlocked position by receiving a pressing force from a release cam when a driving force is input to an input side protrusion and a second follower displacing the wedge member to a locked position by receiving a pressing force from a pressure cam when a driving force is input to an output side rotating part.