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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2022
Jtekt Bearings North America Llc, Greenville, SC (US);
Trent Carpenter, Anderson, SC (US);
Anthony Bryant, Westminster, SC (US);
Robert Lukasiewicz, Simpsonville, SC (US);
JTEKT Bearings North America LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
A sliding assembly () for use in a clutch assembly having a housing, including a body portion, preferably in the form of a sliding ring () having a central bore () extending therethrough, a linear ball guide () including an elongated guide pin () affixed to the body portion (), and including an annular groove (), a detent housing () defining a central bore (), the guide pin () extending through the central bore () of the detent housing () so that the bore () of the detent housing () and the outer surface () of the guide pin () defines an annular space therebetween, and a ball bearing assembly disposed in the annular space. The balls () are provided in an annular bearing cage (). The detent housing () has a catch portion (), which is selectively engageable with the annular groove () of the guide pin ().