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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2004
Seiji Nishimura, Fukuroi, JP;
Hideki Oki, Fukuroi, JP;
Tetsuya Wakamori, Fukuroi, JP;
NSK-Warner K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a one-way clutch comprising sprags disposed between outer and inner races which are rotated relative to each other and adapted to transmit torque, spring members for biasing the sprags toward an engagement direction, and a cage which has a plurality of window portions for holding the sprags and in which a column portion between the adjacent window portions is partially cut at a predetermined position to connect between the adjacent window portions and the column portion is bent to form an elastic piece elastically engaging with the outer race or the inner race, and wherein a recessed portion is provided in a side surface of a bent portion of the elastic piece in a bent direction.