Patent ID: 9599171
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B65H,F16D

Claim:
1. A one-way clutch comprising: an inner ring provided with a non-circular inserting opening for permitting insertion of a non-circular portion of a rotation shaft and rotatable integrally with the rotation shaft by being engaged with the rotation shaft; an outer ring engaged with an outer peripheral surface of said inner ring and rotatable in one direction relative to said inner ring and non-rotatable in a direction opposite to said one direction; and an elastic metal plate member, provided at one end portion of said inner ring with respect to a rotational axis of said inner ring and engaged with said inner ring, for limiting movement of said inner ring relative to said outer ring in the rotational axis direction of said inner ring, wherein said elastic metal plate member includes a leaf spring portion, and wherein said leaf spring portion is inserted into the non-circular inserting opening, and when the rotation shaft is mounted, said leaf spring portion is positioned in a gap formed between said inner ring and the rotation shaft with respect to a rotational direction of the rotation shaft to absorb play between said inner ring and the rotation shaft.