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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
May. 31, 2001
Mary-jo Liston, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
John Miller, Jackson, MI (US);
Randall King, Kingwood, TX (US);
Mary-Jo Liston, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
John Miller, Jackson, MI (US);
Randall King, Kingwood, TX (US);
NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The over-running clutch pulley of a preferred embodiment of the invention includes a sheave member (), a hub member () located substantially concentrically within the sheave member, a clutch member (), a clutch lubricant () located near the clutch member, a bearing member () located between the sheave member and the hub member, and a bearing lubricant () located near the bearing member, which cooperate to rotationally engage an input device () and an output device (). The sheave member preferably includes a sheave input section () adapted to engage the input device, and a sheave clutch section () defining a sheave clutch surface (). Similarly, the hub member preferably includes a hub output section () adapted to engage the output device, and a hub clutch section () defining a hub clutch surface (). The clutch lubricant () and the bearing lubricant () preferably include a base material selected from the group comprising ether, esther, and mineral oil.