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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2024
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka, JP;
Yoshihito Shimanaka, Osaka, JP;
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a cam clutch that prevents occurrence of cam jamming. The cam clutch includes a first contact surface member () and a second contact surface member () that have cam contact surfaces respectively which come into contact with a first cam () and a second cam () that are engaged with an outer race () and an inner race () in mutually different directions. The first contact surface member () and the second contact surface member () are provided at different positions in a rotation axis direction and configured to be independently movable in a circumferential direction relative to an outer race main body (). The outer race main body () has a first movement restricting portion () and a second movement restricting portion () that restrict the movement of the first contact surface member () and the second contact surface member () in respective locking directions.