Patent ID: 9726235
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: F16D

Claim:
1. A freewheel having an inner ring, an outer ring and at least one wedging element between the inner ring and the outer ring, wherein the freewheel is constructed and arranged to be moved between a wedging position wherein the wedging element prevents rotation of the outer ring relative to the inner ring in a first circumferential direction and a release position wherein the outer ring is rotated in an opposite, second circumferential direction relative to the inner ring; and wherein the wedging element is preloaded into the wedging position by means of a spring element, wherein the spring element has an elongated spring body, which extends in a radial plane and has a corrugated profile in a radial direction, and wherein the spring body includes at least one shoulder which projects in an axial direction a distance greater than a remaining portion of the spring body and which supports the spring body in the axial direction.