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US 12,590,610 B2Granted
Jaw clutch having a freewheeling function, and drive assembly
AssigneeMagna Pt B.V. & Co. KG
InventorsRuben König, Mario Ott
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Abstract
A jaw clutch having a freewheeling function includes an inner element, the end face of which is provided with pull claws, and an outer element, which radially encloses the inner element at least in part and is provided with push claws on its end face. The pull claws and push claws have oppositely inclined wedge structures, and the inner element and the outer element are axially movable, via a shift claw or a shift pin, with their respective claws, towards a counter element having a sprocket or toothed rim.
Claims17
A jaw clutch having a freewheeling function comprising:
- an inner element, which includes pull claws at an end face of the inner element, and
- an outer element which at least partially radially surrounds the inner element and which includes push claws at an end face of the outer element,
- wherein pull and push claws have opposing wedge structures and are also mutually interchangeable, and
- wherein the inner element and the outer element, via a shift fork, are axially shiftable, with their claws toward a counter-element having a sprocket or toothed rim,
- wherein the shift fork engages in a groove of the outer element and wherein the inner element is moveable relative to the outer element in a recess of the outer element, wherein a carrier limits an extent of travel of the inner element relative to the outer element,
- wherein the carrier is arranged at an end of the inner element that is axially opposite relative to the end face and away from the counter-element.
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