Parking lock clutch
AssigneeTsubakimoto Chain Co.
InventorsTsubasa Sugiya, Yuji Kurematsu
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Abstract
In order to provide a parking lock clutch with which, by means of a simple structure, the layout freedom when constructing a parking lock system can be improved, and a reduction in size and an increase in lifespan can be realized, a selector drive mechanism for driving a selector that switches the operating mode of the parking lock clutch between a lock mode and a free mode to rotate includes a drive rod that rotates the selector between a locked position in which the operating mode is set to the lock mode and a released position in which the operating mode is set to the free mode, and the drive rod is moved in a direction intersecting a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis.
Claims6
A parking lock clutch comprising:
- an outer race;
- an inner race that is provided coaxially with the outer race and so as to be capable of rotating relative to the outer race;
- a plurality of rollers disposed between the outer race and the inner race;
- a biasing member that biases the rollers in a radial direction toward roller accommodating portions provided in one of the outer race and the inner race;
- a selector configured to be capable of switching an operating mode between a lock mode in which relative rotation of the inner race relative to the outer race is prohibited and a free mode in which relative rotation of the inner race relative to the outer race is permitted;
- and a selector drive mechanism that drives the selector to rotate, wherein
- the selector drive mechanism includes a drive rod that rotates the selector between a locked position in which the operating mode of the parking lock clutch is set to the lock mode and a released position in which the operating mode of the parking lock clutch is set to the free mode, and the drive rod is moved in a direction intersecting a plane perpendicular to a rotation axis.
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