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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:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2002
Yoshihisa Miura, Nara, JP;
Tomomasa Kubo, Osaka, JP;
Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A one-way clutch includes a retainer ( ), a spring ( ), and sprags ( ) which are provided in pockets of the retainer and those of the spring in a pivotable manner and forced by tongue-like flaps formed in the spring in a direction in which the sprags ( ) are to be locked. A peripheral maximum width (La) of an outer cam surface of the sprag ( ) and a peripheral maximum width (Lb) of an inner cam surface are greater than a circumferential width (Lp) of the pocket of the retainer ( ). Further, a width (Lc) of the sprag ( ) in the direction of inclination is made smaller than a circumferential width (Lp) of the pocket of the retainer ( ).
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