One-way clutch
AssigneeNSK-Warner K.K.
InventorsHirobumi Shirataki, Masanori Tateishi
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Abstract
A one-way clutch, for example, of a spline type or cam type is provided with a cage arranged between an outer ring and an inner ring. The cage has a flange portion extending outwardly in a radial direction. A slit is arranged at a location on a circle of the cage such that the cage is cut off to discontinue in a circumferential direction thereof. The flange portion has an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of the outer ring. Preferably, the slit can be an opening formed upon the cut-off by working residual stresses occurred when the cage was pressed into an annular form.
Claims5
A one-way clutch provided with a cage arranged between an outer ring and an inner ring, said cage having a flange portion extending outwardly in a radial direction, wherein a slit is arranged at a location on a circle of said cage such that said cage is cut off to discontinue in a circumferential direction thereof, and said flange portion has an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of said outer ring.
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