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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2022
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Alexander Reimchen, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A freewheeling mechanism includes a freewheeling member designed as an inner part including a clamping structure, a plurality of clamping parts arranged on the clamping structure, and a sheet metal cage placed on the freewheeling member for spacing the clamping parts in a direction of revolution. The sheet metal cage includes a coupling rim on a first axial side. The coupling rim comprising includes a support portion extending radially outward, a U-shaped folding area, a coupling portion merged into the support portion at the U-shaped folding area and adjoining the support portion such that the coupling rim has a double material thickness, and a coupling structure, arranged integrally on the sheet metal cage and formed on an inner circumference of the coupling portion for interlocking coupling to the clamping structure such that the sheet metal cage is held on the freewheeling member for conjoint rotation in the direction of revolution.