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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2006
Frieder Altmann, Pommersfelden, DE;
Swen Dörrie, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Peter Ruffershöfer, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Frieder Altmann, Pommersfelden, DE;
Swen Dörrie, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Peter Ruffershöfer, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Schaeffler KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A bushing-type roller overrunning clutch comprising at least an inner or an outer ring that comprises clamping ramps adapted to the needles or rollers, said overrunning clutch further comprising a cage for the needles or rollers, as also pressure springs, said cage comprising cage elements that are made in one piece with the inner or outer ring, and a method of making a bushing-type roller overrunning clutch in which the inner or outer ring together with the clamping ramps and at least one border arranged on one side of the clamping ramps is made by deep-drawing, spring-retaining lugs are cut out of the border, and the spring-retaining lugs are bent radially towards the inner or outer ring and the free-standing tabs of the spring-retaining lugs are bent over into the region of the clamping ramps.