Unidirectional clutch wheel assembly, in particular for horology
AssigneePatek Philippe SA Geneve
InventorsPascal Humair, Jean-Baptiste Le Bris
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AssigneePatek Philippe SA Geneve
InventorsPascal Humair, Jean-Baptiste Le Bris
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Disclosed is a unidirectional clutch wheel assembly that includes a first wheel, a second wheel coaxial with the first wheel and including an inner toothing, a rigid drive member rotationally fixed with respect to the first wheel and at least one rigid pawl connected to the rigid drive member by an elastic strip. The rigid pawl is locked against the inner toothing by the rigid drive member to rotationally fix the first and second wheels to each other when the first wheel or the second wheel is rotationally driven in a direction corresponding to coupling. The inner toothing has asymmetrical teeth. The rigid pawl is arranged, in its position locked against the inner toothing, to be in point contact, in top plan view, with two consecutive teeth of the inner toothing and with the rigid drive member.
A unidirectional clutch wheel assembly comprising a first wheel, a second wheel coaxial with the first wheel and comprising an inner toothing, a rigid drive member rotationally fixed with respect to the first wheel and at least one rigid pawl connected to the rigid drive member by an elastic strip, the rigid pawl being locked against the inner toothing by the rigid drive member to rotationally fix the first and second wheels to each other when the first wheel or the second wheel is rotationally driven in a direction corresponding to coupling, wherein the inner toothing has asymmetrical teeth and wherein the rigid pawl is arranged, in position locked against the inner toothing, to have, in top plan view, a single point of contact with a first tooth of two consecutive teeth of the inner toothing, a single point of contact with a second tooth of the two consecutive teeth, and a single point of contact with the rigid drive member.
A unidirectional clutch wheel assembly comprising a first wheel, a second wheel coaxial with the first wheel and comprising an inner toothing, a rigid drive member rotationally fixed with respect to the first wheel and at least one rigid pawl connected to the rigid drive member by an elastic strip, the rigid pawl being locked against the inner toothing by the rigid drive member to rotationally fix the first and second wheels to each other when the first wheel or the second wheel is rotationally driven in a direction corresponding to coupling, wherein the inner toothing has asymmetrical teeth and wherein the rigid pawl is arranged, in position locked against the inner toothing, to be in point contact, in top plan view, with two consecutive teeth of the inner toothing and with the rigid drive member,
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