Patent ID: 6409000
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B60K,B60W,F16D

Abstract:
A two-way clutch comprising:a first rotary member having a first annular surface with first pockets therein; a second rotary member that is rotatable relative to said first rotary member, said second rotary member having a second annular surface with second pockets therein, with said second annular surface opposing said first annular surface; block members, each of said block members received within a corresponding said first pocket; resilient members, each of said resilient members received within a corresponding said first pocket to bias a corresponding said block member in a direction from said first annular surface toward said second annular surface and into a corresponding said second pocket; and a cam ring having a third annular surface with cam lobes extending therefrom, said third annular surface opposing said first annular surface with said cam lobes being equal in number to that of said block members, said cam ring being rotatable relative to said first rotary member between a first position at which said cam lobes are aligned with said block members to force said block members out of corresponding said second pockets and into corresponding said first pockets against said resilient members, respectively, and a second position at which said cam lobes are not aligned with said block members to allow said resilient members to bias said block members to extend from corresponding said first pockets into corresponding said second pockets, respectively.