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US 12,104,656 B2Granted
Cam clutch
AssigneeTsubakimoto Chain Co.
InventorYuto Hanawa
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Abstract
The present invention aims at providing a cam clutch that realizes a reduction in production cost, improves productivity and assemblability, and increases the degree of design freedom. The cam clutch includes: an inner race and an outer race that are coaxial and rotatable relative to each other; a plurality of cams circumferentially arranged between the inner race and the outer race; and positioning members that keep each two adjacent cams at fixed positions relative to each other. The positioning members are configured to link each two adjacent cams such as to be tiltable independently of each other.
Claims3
A cam clutch comprising:
- an inner race and an outer race that are coaxial and rotatable relative to each other;
- a plurality of cams circumferentially arranged between the inner race and the outer race;
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- positioning members that keep each two adjacent cams at fixed positions relative to each other,
- the positioning members being configured to link each two adjacent cams to be tiltable independently of each other,
- wherein the cams each include a plurality of cam plates having an identical outer contour and arranged in parallel along a direction of a tilt axis around which the cams tilt, and a link pin extending along the direction of the tilt axis and connecting the plurality of cam plates together,
- the positioning members being loosely fitted on each of the link pins of each two adjacent cams.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.