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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2004
Ying-hsien Kuo, Taipei, TW;
Ying-Hsien Kuo, Taipei, TW;
BENQ Corporation, Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
A one-way clutch. The one-way clutch includes a passive member, an active member, and a rolling member. The passive member has an outer circumferential surface and a sliding portion. The sliding portion extends from the outer circumferential surface to the interior of the passive member and has a first plane surface and a second plane surface. The first plane surface is opposite to the second plane surface. The first plane surface is not parallel to the second plane surface. The active member is disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the passive member and has an inner circumferential surface and an engaging portion. The inner circumferential is surface is in slidable contact with the outer circumferential surface of the passive member. The engaging portion extends from the inner circumferential surface to the interior of the active member. The rolling member rolls and slides between the sliding portion and the engaging portion.