Laminated one-way clutch
AssigneeMeans Industries, Inc.
InventorsRobert H. Field, Mark A. Willett, William T Adams
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Abstract
A clutch plate, for use with a one-way clutch having a torque-load-transmitting member or “strut” includes a plurality of stacked laminas. At least two of the laminas cooperate to define a load-bearing surface. The load-bearing surface is cooperable with the torque-load-transmitting member to effect one-way torque-load transfer between the strut and the plate. Furthermore, the laminas are secured together to prevent relative movement of any one of the laminas with respect to another of the laminas when the torque-load is transmitted between the strut and the plate.
Claims35
A clutch plate for use with a one-way clutch having a torque-load-transmitting member, the plate comprising:
- a plurality of stacked laminas, at least two of the laminas cooperating to define a load-bearing surface, the load-bearing surface being cooperable with the torque-load-transmitting member to effect one-way torque-load transfer between the torque-load-transmitting member and the plate;
- wherein the laminas are secured together to prevent relative movement of any one of the laminas with respect to another of the laminas when the torque-load is transmitted between the torque-load-transmitting member and the plate.
A one-way clutch comprising:
- a first plate having a first load-bearing surface;
- a second plate including a plurality of stacked laminas, at least two of the laminas cooperating to define a second load-bearing surface;
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- a torque-load-transmitting member that cooperates with the load-bearing surfaces to effect one-way torque-load transfer between the plates;
- wherein the laminas are secured together to prevent relative movement of any one of the laminas with respect to another of the laminas when the torque-load is transmitted between the plates.
A one-way clutch comprising:
- a first plate having a plurality of strut pockets;
- a second plate including a plurality of notches alignable with the pockets, each of the notches having a notch engaging surface, the second plate further including a plurality of stacked laminas, each of the laminas having a plurality of laterally-disposed surfaces, the laterally-disposed surfaces of at least two lamina cooperating to define a lateral second-plate load-bearing surface and a plurality of lateral notch load-bearing surfaces that cooperate with the notch engaging surfaces to transmit torque-load therebetween;
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- a plurality of torque-load-transmitting struts disposed in the strut pockets, the struts selectively engaging the engaging surfaces to effect one-way torque-load transfer between the first and second plates;
- wherein the laminas are secured together to prevent relative movement of any one of the laminas with respect to another of the laminas when the torque-load is transmitted through the second plate between at least one of the notch load-bearing surfaces and the second-plate load-bearing surface.
A one-way clutch comprising:
- a first plate having a plurality of notches;
- a second plate including a plurality of strut pockets alignable with the notches, each pocket having a pocket engaging surface, the second plate further including a plurality of laminas, each of the laminas having a plurality of laterally-disposed surfaces, the laterally-disposed surfaces of at least two laminas cooperating to define a lateral second-plate load-bearing surface and a plurality of lateral pocket load-bearing surfaces that cooperate with the pocket engaging surfaces to transmit torque-load therebetween;
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- a plurality of torque-load-transmitting struts disposed in the strut pockets and engageable with the pocket engaging surfaces, the struts selectively engaging the notches to effect one-way torque-load transfer between the first and second plates;
- wherein the laminas are secured together to prevent relative movement of any one of the laminas with respect to another of the laminas when the torque-load is transmitted through the second plate between at least one of the pocket load-bearing surfaces and the second-plate load-bearing surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.