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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2011
Kelly P. Heath, Corning, NY (US);
David C. Ochab, Horseheads, NY (US);
James E. Palmer, Elmira Heights, NY (US);
John R. Updyke, Horseheads, NY (US);
Kelly P. Heath, Corning, NY (US);
David C. Ochab, Horseheads, NY (US);
James E. Palmer, Elmira Heights, NY (US);
John R. Updyke, Horseheads, NY (US);
The Hilliard Corporation, Elmira, NY (US);
Abstract
A bi-directional overrunning clutch includes a housing and a pair of hubs substantially coaxially aligned within the housing. A pair of roll cages position a plurality of rollers between each hub and an inner cam surface of the housing. The rollers are positioned to wedge between the hub and the inner cam surface when one of the hub and the housing is rotated with respect to the other. End caps are attached to the housing adjacent to the hubs. A friction disk mechanism includes a friction plate rotating in combination with each the roll cage and a spring compressed between the end cap and the roll cage for biasing the friction member into frictional contact with the hub. An intermittent coupler is located between each roll cage and configured to engage the roll cages so as to permit indexing of one roll cage relative to the other.