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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory J Malecha, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 45 ; 192 / ;
Abstract
A roller one-way clutch assembly has a single integral spacer element formed as a ring having an I.D. surface which is supported on a shoulder of the inner race of the clutch assembly and having an O.D. surface supported on a shoulder of the outer race to radially space the inner race and the outer race for precision accommodation of a caged roller one-way clutch in an operating space therebetween and wherein the outer race further includes an annular groove for receiving retention tabs on the ring to fix it axially on the outer race so as to provide retention of the roller clutch in the operating space between the inner and outer races.