Cam clutch unit
AssigneeTsubakimoto Chain Co.
InventorsAkira Morita, Tadashi Murakami, Hirokazu Tsuneda
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Abstract
A cam clutch unit which can receive an axial load in a small space without increasing rigidity of a cage ring or disposing another member is provided. The cam clutch unit includes a plurality of cams 130 and a plurality of rollers 140 disposed so as to be aligned in a circumferential direction between an inner ring and an outer ring, a cage ring 150 having a plurality of pocket portions 151, 152 which regulate relative movement in a circumferential direction of the cam 130 and the roller 140, and an annular spring 160 which urges the cam 130, in which the roller 140 has a part protruding in an axial direction more than the cage ring 150 when being held by the cage ring 150.
Claims5
A cam clutch unit comprising a plurality of cams and a plurality of rollers disposed between an inner ring and an outer ring coaxially provided capable of relative rotation, a cage ring having a plurality of pocket portions which regulate relative movement in a circumferential direction of the cams and the rollers, and an annular spring which urges the cams, wherein
- each of the rollers has a part protruding in an axial direction more than the cage ring when being held by the cage ring,
- wherein
- each of the rollers has a circumferential-shape groove portion;
- and
- each of the pocket portions for the rollers of the cage ring has a holding beam portion which extends in the circumferential direction and is capable of advancing into a respective groove portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.