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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Nsk Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Nagao Dohi, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
NSK LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reverse-input blocking clutch includes a housing, an input shaft, an output shaft, a pair of engaging elements, a first bearing mechanism provided between the input shaft and the housing, and a second bearing mechanism provided between the output shaft and the housing. At least one of the input shaft, the output shaft, and the housing has a raceway surface which contacts at least one rolling element of the first bearing mechanism and the second bearing mechanism.