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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory J Malecha, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Borg-Warner Automotive Transmission & Engine Components Corporations, Sterling Heights, US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 45 ; 192 / ; 192 / ; 192 451 ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
An overrunning clutch comprises opposed inner (12) and outer (14) races dning an annular space (16) therebetween, rollers (40) or sprags (18), and a cage (22), the cage (22) being disposed in the annular space (16) and cooperating with the sprags (18). The cage (22) includes a plurality of interconnecting elements (24,41), each of which has an inner side (28) facing the inner race (12), the inner side of each interconnecting element (24,41) being contoured to redirect at least a portion of the lubrication supplied through oil holes (20) back toward the inner race (12).