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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shunso F Watanabe, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ; F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74 8915 ; 7442 / ;
Abstract
An anti-jamming mechanism for a device providing linear rotary movements consisting of a simple one-piece collar having split end portions with one of the portions anchoring the collar to a rotatable and axially movable sleeve driven by a screw mechanism, the other end portion acting as a spring-like flexible finger reacting against a stepped stationary housing portion to stop rotation of the sleeve while permitting its axial movement upon continued rotation of the screw until the finger clears the end of the step, whereupon the sleeve is permitted to rotate freely with the screw without further axial movement.