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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2010
Hung-chih Chang, Taipei, TW;
Siu-en Liu, Taipei, TW;
Hung-Chih Chang, Taipei, TW;
Siu-En Liu, Taipei, TW;
Victory Industrial Corporation, Hsi-Chih, TW;
Abstract
A one-way pulley for an alternator assembly includes an outer wheel, a clutch assembly, and a spindle. The outer wheel includes an axial hole extending longitudinally therethrough, whereby the axial hole forms an inner surface of the outer wheel. The clutch assembly is disposed within the axial hole of the outer wheel and includes a housing with an outer surface for contacting the inner surface of the outer wheel, and a plurality of rolling elements operable to extend into a pivot hole. The spindle is disposed within the pivot hole of the clutch assembly, the spindle having an outer surface for contacting the plurality of rolling elements and a coupling portion for connecting to a rotor shaft. The outer surface of the clutch assembly housing is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the outer wheel.