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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
May. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Russell E. Monahan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Frayer, Gregory, MI (US);
Jonathan M. Adler, Dexter, MI (US);
Thomas W. Houtman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Randall K. King, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/312 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/312 ;
Abstract
An over-running cluch pulley in which a pulley sheave and hub cooperate to define a composite inner cylindrical surface and in which a mechanism adds compliance to the system in order to lessen the abruptness of lock-on in the system.