Switchable one-way clutch
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsJordan GEISER, Michael HODGE
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AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsJordan GEISER, Michael HODGE
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A switchable one-way clutch is able to switch between operating as a one-way clutch and a clutch that locks in both directions. The clutch includes an inner race, and an outer race that includes an inner surface with a plurality of ramped profiles. A control plate is located radially outward from the inner race and moveable in an axial direction relative to the outer race. A plurality of rollers are contactable with the outer and inner races. A roller cage is configured to position and contain the plurality of rollers. A hydraulic piston is coupled to an actuator arm, such that movement of the piston along the axis moves the actuator arm along the axis. To switch and engage the clutch such that rotation is locked in both directions, the piston and actuator arm move axially to hold the control plate and attached roller cage against rotation.
A switchable one-way clutch comprising:
A switchable one-way clutch comprising:
A switchable one-way clutch comprising:
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