US 11,913,503 B2
Cam clutch
Eiichi Nakagawa, Osaka (JP); Tsubasa Sugiya, Osaka (JP); and Yuji Kurematsu, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO., Osaka (JP)
Filed by TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/135,998.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-077724 (JP), filed on May 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0366438 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. F16D 41/08 (2006.01); F16D 41/07 (2006.01)
CPC F16D 41/07 (2013.01) [F16D 41/073 (2013.01); F16D 41/084 (2013.01); F16D 41/088 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cam clutch comprising:
an inner race and an outer race that are coaxial and rotatable relative to each other;
a plurality of cams circumferentially arranged between the inner race and the outer race;
a cage member fixed to the inner race or the outer race not to rotate and supporting the plurality of cams; and
a selector capable of changing an orientation of the cams, the selector including a driven part allowing a rotation angle thereof to be controlled relative to the inner race or the outer race to which the cage member is fixedly attached, and a selector body circumferentially displaceable relative to the driven part in a resilient manner by a spring-loaded mechanism,
the selector body including a cam orientation control protrusion capable of changing the orientation of the cams by making contact with the cams.