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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank A. Fitz, Poway, CA (US);
Wayne K. Higashi, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Paul B Pires, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Assignee:
EPX, L.P., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/112 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/112 ;
Abstract
A planar type of over-running clutch including first and second confronting plates is disclosed herein. The second plate itself includes movable struts and associated biasing mechanisms for cooperative engagement with cooperating shoulder members of the first plate under certain circumstances. An arrangement forming part of the second plate and part of each strut cooperates with the biasing mechanism of the second plate for preventing any contact between the struts and the first plate when the second plate rotates in a particular way.