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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Applicant:
Kazuhiko Muramatsu, Fukuroi, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuhiko Muramatsu, Fukuroi, JP;
Assignee:
NSK-Warner K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 41/066 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rotation-responsive type one-way clutch comprises an outer race having a cylindrical inner peripheral surface, an inner race having a cam surface, a rolling element for transmitting a torque between the outer and inner races, an urging spring for urging the rolling element, a weight member adapted to be exerted thereto with a centrifugal force, for pressing the rolling element in an engaging direction while overcoming an urging force of the urging spring, and a guide structure for preventing the urging spring from displacing radially outward.