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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Johann Stark, Hochstadt, DE;
Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHG, , DE;
Abstract
The invention concerns an overrunning clutch for receiving a shaft ( ), said overrunning clutch comprising an outer ring having clamping surfaces, a cage ( ) equipped with clamping rollers ( ) and spring elements ( ) for suspending the clamping rollers ( ) being arranged in the outer ring. The clamping rollers ( ) comprise a frustoconical bevel ( ) on at least one end face, so that when the shaft ( ) is not inserted, the enveloping circle diameter D of the conic frustum at its outer end is equal to or larger than the diameter D of the shaft ( ). This enables an automatic assembly of the entire overrunning clutch because the shaft ( ) can be inserted without any problem into the cage ( ).