Patent ID: 6516931
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A freewheel clutch, comprising:a first clutch part rotatable about an axis of rotation; a second clutch part rotatable relative to said first clutch part about said axis of rotation; a movably supported detent pawl having a support surface supported on one of said first and second clutch parts and a free end being receivable in a recess arranged on the other of said first and second clutch parts; a first control element arranged for moving said detent pawl out of said recess and into a position remote from said recess; a second control element arranged for moving said detent pawl into said recess; and an auxiliary pawl engageable with the recess when said first and second clutch parts rotate relative to each other in a first direction for rotating the second control element to move said detent pawl into said recess.